Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says the resignation letters of the four technocrat ministers will come into effect once the prime minister accepts those.

As many as 52 nomination seekers are in a race to win Awami League's ticket to contest the 11th parliamentary polls from Barguna-1.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomes the Jatiya Okiyo Front (JOF) decision to take part in the 11th National Election saying their decision would strengthen the democracy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government has aimed to ensure the fairness of the upcoming elections to strengthen the democracy and intensify the development process.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina advises Bangladesh's ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan not to contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary election and to give full attention to cricket.

The weeklong talks between the ruling alliance and opposition parties ended yesterday, but all the major contentious issues that have created uncertainty ahead of the election remain unsettled.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Political Adviser HT Imam says that only Election Commission has the right to take decisions regarding the election schedule and the government will support its every decision.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will not violate constitution in holding the general elections, her party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.

Leftist parties in talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last night demanded that parliament be dissolved and the election be held under a neutral caretaker government.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the technocrat ministers of her cabinet to step down after announcement of the election schedule.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her optimism that the country was heading towards a meaningful election and its development would continue in the coming years.

Jatiya Party (JP) begins dialogue with Awami League-led 14-party alliance at Gono Bhaban this evening over the upcoming general election.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief media about the outcomes of the ongoing dialogue with political parties either on November 8 or 9, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the Alem-Ulema of the country not to take laws in their own hands provoked by propaganda on social media.

Awami League-led 14-party alliance will hold talks with Jatiya Oikyafront for the second time at the prime minister’s official residence Gono Bhaban in Dhaka on November 7.

Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) will sit with the prime minister as well as continue its movement for a free and fair election, LDA Coordinator Saiful Huq said yesterday.

The nation solemnly commemorated the 43rd anniversary of the killing of four national leaders inside old Dhaka Central Jail yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday criticised the BNP and the Jatiya Oikyafront for announcing programmes for movement at a time when a dialogue was taking place about the national election.

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday claimed the talks between the newly floated Jatiya Oikyafront and the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance had no outcome.

Hiyatul Ulya Lil-Zami’atil Qawmiya Bangladesh will accord a grand reception to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tomorrow at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka for recognising top Qawmi degree Dawra-e-Hadith as equivalent to master's in Islamic studies and Arabic.