Rights group identifies Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bhola, Mymensingh and Dhaka as major hotspots

NCP leader says his party has spoken against land grabbers, bank looters, media mafias and vote thieves

Polling in both constituencies will continue from 7:30am until 4:30pm

Rahman is inheriting a fragile economy and institutions weakened by partisanship.

Casting my first vote felt like pride. It also carried a trace of guilt, the awareness that every choice means rejecting another.

We don’t need more violence, not even in the name of punishment.

What is being decided is not only who will govern but whether the institutional settlement emerging from the uprising can acquire sufficient legitimacy to endure.

Police have intensified security in and around the centre following the incident

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today expressed optimism about the victory and forming the government.

Voting in the 13th Parliamentary Election and 2026 referendum is progressing largely peacefully, with no major violence or disruptions reported in Dhaka or elsewhere in the country so far.

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam today urged voters to go to polling centres and exercise their voting rights without fear.

Polling opened at 7:30am and will continue without break until 4:30pm

The Election Commission today began distributing election materials, including ballot boxes, to the polling centres across the country ahead of the 13th national election and referendum, scheduled for tomorrow.

Preparations followed a coordinated and multi-dimensional approach, says CEC

Capital sees thin traffic as voters head to village homes

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More than 30,000 voters live in these areas

The uncommon pledge by six rivals draws praise locally