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Election officials take stock of ballot papers at Dhaka Residential Model College in Mohammadpur on Monday ahead of upcoming polls. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Campaign ends as Bangladesh awaits election

EC says election environment better than ever before

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Betting on the ballot

Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at Shahbagh intersection in 2025. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

In the final stretch of the campaign, Bangladesh prepares for a competitive election

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Ensuring free and fair election is a shared responsibility of all

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Why election observation has limited impact in Bangladesh

National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain speaks at a roadside election rally in Rangpur on 1 February 2026. Photo: BSS

Threats will not deter political ascent: Akhter Hossen

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How podcasts are transforming political communication in Bangladesh

Mirza Abbas, BNP’s candidate for Dhaka-8, has promised to reclaim the Shahjahanpur lake and develop it along the lines of Hatirjheel, fix the area’s drainage system, and improve local markets, among other pledges. But does he have the mandate? Photos: Mehedi Hasan

Why Bangladesh’s national elections feel like local elections in disguise

The women’s wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held a rally in Mirpur-10. Photo: Collected

Supporting party chief, Jamaat's women wing campaigns in Mirpur

BNP Election Management Committee spokesperson and adviser to the party chairperson Mahdi Amin. Photo: TBS

A political party is planning election engineering: BNP’s Mahdi Amin

CHT Sampriti Alliance holds press conference on 6 February 2026. Photo: TBS

Discrimination and insecurity persist in hill tracts even after 5 decades of independence: CHT Sampriti Alliance

Speakers address a press conference at TIB’s auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday, calling for effective awareness campaigns on voting facilities for persons with disabilities ahead of the national election. Photo: TBS

Hold awareness campaigns on facilities for people with disabilities at polling centres: DRW, TIB

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Lakshmipur press owner confesses making election seals upon Jamaat leader's orders