National polls

National polls

Law enforcement at a security checkpoint in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

How law enforcement will be deployed at polling centres

Security arrangements vary by location – outside metropolitan areas, within metropolitan areas, and in special hilly or remote regions.

Rickshaw pullers await passengers at Mirpur 10 roundabout on Wednesday. Photo: TBS

Festive mood sweeps Dhaka streets ahead of polls tomorrow

Deserted streets at Dhaka's Bijoy Sarani on Wednesday. The upcoming election and public holiday have left the city’s major thoroughfares largely empty, with only a few private vehicles and scarce public transport in sight. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Dhaka streets largely empty amid tight security as people leave city to vote

Charmonai Pir and Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) Amir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim. File Photo: BSS

Past rulers disgraced nation five times through corruption: Charmonai Pir

Logo of Editors' Council. Photo: Collected

Editors’ Council demands protection for journalists during national polls

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today spoke at an election path rally in Thakurgaon. 29 January 2026. Photo: BSS

Mirza Fakhrul urges voters to back 'sheaf of paddy' in polls

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman addresses a public rally in Kushtia on Monday (26 January). Photo: TBS

Women won't be locked inside home, will ensure safe society, workplaces: Shafiqur

File photo of National Citizen Party (NCP) Spokesperson and former local government adviser Asif Mahmud. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

A party running campaigns as media ads, level playing field absent: Asif Mahmud

Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJON) Secretary and Chief Executive, Badiul Alam Majumdar, while speaking as the chief guest at a dialogue in Sylhet. 25 January 2026. Photo: Collected

Legal, institutional reforms key to sustainable democracy: Badiul Alam Majumdar

Election Commission building at Agargaon in the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

43 candidates regain candidacy as 8th day of appeal begins with fracas

Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan spoke at a public meeting held in Cox's Bazar today.17 January 2026. Photo: TBS

People should vote ‘Yes’ in referendum to end 15 years of manipulated elections: Adilur

Illustration: TBS

102 nominations submitted by 20 smaller parties, only 5 fielded above 100

UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. Photo: Collected

February election: UN says won't send observers to Bangladesh