Awami League will not accept any change to the election schedule if it crosses the deadline set by the constitution, the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today. Alleging that BNP wants to obstruct the polls, Quader said, "They want to question the election. Now they are openly obstructing, openly taking a stand against the election.

Sitting MPs will not have to resign if they take part in the upcoming national elections as independent candidate, the EC said today

A four-member European Union election monitoring mission will arrive in Bangladesh today

Says EC Alamgir

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said that holding a free, fair and credible election was their goal, and by arranging a peaceful election they want to prove that they kept their commitment.

The Election Commission has asked 653 judicial magistrates in 300 constituencies to prevent election irregularities for five days during the upcoming polls.

Jatiya Party unveiled its nominees for 287 constituencies yesterday.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the upcoming 12th parliamentary election should be free, fair, and credible for the sake of the country’s economy and future.

Three election commissioners yesterday said they are bound by the constitution to hold the national election by January 28.

Khaleda Zia's advisor Syed AK Ekramuzzaman today said if he decides to participate in the upcoming national election, he will run as an independent candidate

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the party leaders can contest in the forthcoming 12th general elections as independent candidates if they want to do so

Jatiya Party announced its candidates for 289 constituencies for the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections this afternoon

Jatiya Party announced its candidates for 289 constituencies for the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections this afternoon

Election Commissioner Begum Rashida Sultana today expressed hope that the BNP will join the upcoming general election

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the permission for party leaders to run as independent candidates in the upcoming national election was a "strategic decision"

Unfortunate that some foreign countries are exerting pressure on Bangladesh centring polls, he says

If the BNP decides to participate, the polls schedule can be recast, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said yesterday.

Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman yesterday said the upcoming 12th general election will be fair, and there’s no chance for the voting to take place in the dark of the night; instead, they will be held in broad daylight as they’re supposed to be.

The ruling Awami League has introduced new candidates for nine out of 20 constituencies in Dhaka for the 12th national election.

The party's President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury are among the 24 women candidates