BNP chief addresses Rangpur rally following visit to Shaheed Abu Sayed’s grave

Malaysia to send the largest contingent with 14 observers

Dhaka-12, as a constituency, can be defined by a high-density corridor where industry, commerce, and community intersect.

US magazine highlights BNP chairman’s political positioning, exile return and reform agenda ahead polls

The scale of internal defiance has triggered questions about BNP’s ability to enforce organisational discipline even as it confronts rival parties.

As Bangladesh moves towards the February 12 national election, women, who make up half the electorate, say political rhetoric no longer moves them.

Brent Christensen says Washington will work with any government elected by the Bangladeshi people

All 1,981 candidates contesting the upcoming February 12 polls have declared their election expenditures in their affidavits, bringing the combined total to a little under Tk 400 crore.

As part of my series on voices from the ground ahead of the February 12 elections, I travelled to Sharsha, a remote frontier constituency in Jashore district, where politics is measured less in slogans than in prices, volumes and the daily pulse of the border, on Sunday.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the party did not seek to provoke conflict but warned that if attacked, they would retaliate.

Bangladesh is not short of women in leadership, be it in business, government offices, or academia. It is short of women in electoral politics.

Bangladesh is heading into one of the most consequential elections in its history.

Parties must heed their concerns about safety, freedom, jobs

The February 12 election is set to be held under the watch of the largest contingent of local and international observers since the 2008 polls.

Young voters want citizens’ safety and security at core of their election manifestos, with special focus on safeguarding freedom of expression and protecting rights of minority communities

In the run-up to February 12 polls, Shakeel Anwar visits outlying constituencies to hear directly from voters about their hopes, demands and expectations.

Thanks the armed forces for maintaining law and order with patience and professionalism over a long period

Along Pragati Sarani -- the lifeline of eastern Dhaka -- stands the International Buddhist Monastery. During a recent visit, its vice-principal, Buddhananda Mahathero, prayed for national peace.

Several candidates in the upcoming parliamentary election have withheld information about significant overseas assets and, in some cases, foreign citizenship from their mandatory affidavits, official filings and UK corporate records show.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said some quarters, fearing defeat, might resort to unfair practices in the February 12 polls, and vowed to resist any such attempts.