BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has rejected a Jamaat-e-Islami suggestion to form a unity government after next week’s election, saying his party expects to secure a mandate on its own.

The economic goals outlined in the BNP’s election manifesto read like a calculated challenge. It presents the coming decade as a stark choice:

The upcoming election offers the BNP and the Jamaat-led alliances a rare opportunity to make inroads into constituencies long dominated by the Awami League

Perhaps the most striking, and largely unforeseen, consequence of the fall of the Hasina government has been the surge in support for Jamaat-e-Islami over the past 18 months.

Md Abul Kalam, a resident of the BSCIC area in Rohitpur, Keraniganj, is waiting for the election with cautious hope.

More than 76 percent of voters see development as building new roads, bridges and culverts, according to a survey, even as major political parties increasingly speak of sustainable development.

Voters can text or call 105 hotline from Feb 8, call 333 hotline, or visit the EC website to get polls-related info

BNP chief expresses confidence of outright majority in February 12 parliamentary polls

In Bandarban, one of the country’s three hill districts, politics intertwines deeply with memory, land, and security.

The student-led uprising that toppled the Awami League government not only reopened the path to competitive elections and a democratic transition, but also reshaped the slate of candidates aspiring to become parliamentarians.

BNP yesterday unveiled its election manifesto, pledging nine key commitments across critical sectors and vowing to establish an accountable, responsible, and a “just state” directly answerable to the people.

In Hasnabad village of Bandura in Nawabganj, Teresa Hilda Gomes and her family live beside the Holy Rosary Church. Though interested in the upcoming election, she has yet to meet any candidate and has seen little campaigning in her area.

Hopes are high for the rapidly approaching 13th parliamentary election and referendum on the July National Charter. A survey by Innovision last month found that 72 percent of Bangladeshis expect the interim government to administer the election impartially, and 82 percent feel they can safely cast their ballots.

On the morning of January 29th, before the sun had fully risen over Rajshahi, food vendors began arriving at a local Madrasa field.

How to find your polling centre in Bangladesh using the official Election Commission app.

Discard the mindset that ‘the election is only fair if I win’

Transition expected by Feb 15-16, and no later than Feb 17-18, he says

Jatiya Party counts on Awami League votes as BNP and Jamaat make inroads

Denying the presence of electoral violence will do little to assure voter of election day safety.

Called on troops and law enforcement to ensure a fair, peaceful and citizen-friendly election and referendum