The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday outlined 26 priority areas for running the government in its election manifesto, presenting its vision for a “new Bangladesh”.

“We dreamt of a country where all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, would have equal opportunity… We expected policy changes and reforms, but it is far away from what we dreamt of.”

Tea garden workers in Sylhet division remain largely indifferent to voting, citing decades of neglect and unfulfilled promises by elected representatives.

Slum residents demand housing, utilities, education, healthcare and workplace safety

Says wrongdoing at polling centres will invite punishment

Finds first-time voters show strong support for Jamaat

Lone female contender in Rajshahi-3, Habiba Begum is fighting entrenched party politics with a face-to-face campaign

Investigation uncovers bot market selling phony engagements, followers across the political spectrum.

At least 600 incidents of political violence, resulting in the deaths of 158 political activists, were reported across the country between August 2024 and December 2025, according to a report by Transparency International Bangladesh.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged voters to remain vigilant during the vote-counting process, warning against any attempts to delay the counting or manipulate the results.

While the government insists that this will be the cleanest election in the country’s history, it remains uncertain whether sufficient safeguards and scrutiny are in place—within the Election Commission, among observers, or in the media—to prevent rigging

The incoming government will have to make austerity a top priority at the leadership level for fiscal consolidation. Enhancing accountability mechanisms is essential to improving expenditure efficiency. Parliamentary oversight of public funds must be strengthened.

A group of students were chatting at a tea stall on the Jahangirnagar University campus; their conversation centred on the upcoming national election.

Government and political contenders must ensure order in ‘high-risk’ areas.

Questions impartiality of accountability measures like trials

Hotline numbers to remain active throughout election period

Campaigners from major political parties have been collecting voters’ national identity (NID) details and mobile phone numbers while canvassing in several slum areas of Dhaka ahead of the election, residents said.

Police have identified 13 constituencies across nine districts as “high risk” ahead of the February 12 national election, after analysing political violence since the announcement of the polls schedule on December 11.

The people of Bangladesh are expecting a free and fair election after a long time.

On Friday—just 13 days before the vote—the NCP, largely dominated by young activists of the uprising, announced the “Manifesto of Youth and Dignity.” The 36-point document’s most distinctive feature is its strong emphasis on young people’s political aspirations. Among its youth-centric pledges, the most striking is the proposal to lower the voting age to 16.