13th national election

13th national election

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

BNP fields 288 candidates, Jamaat 224 and NCP 32 as election race begins

The election, scheduled for 12 February, will see contestants vying for 298 seats, as the final list for Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 will be updated after 27 January.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman paying respect at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) in Sylhet on 21 January 2026. Photo: BNP Media Cell

Election campaign begins: Tarique in Sylhet; Shafiqur goes to North tomorrow

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed the media today at the Foreign Service Academy this afternoon. 21 January 2026. Photo: CA's Press Wing

High-level meeting reviews law, order situation ahead of polls

US Ambassador Brent T Christensen. Photo: Collected

'We don't take any side,' says US Ambassador Christensen

National Citizen Party. photo: collected

NCP to launch election campaign tomorrow by visiting three leaders' mausoleum, Hadi’s grave

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

1,967 candidates to contest polls in 298 seats

Logo of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

63 BNP rebels stay in race despite high-command warning 

Logo of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

Jamaat pledges tax cut, unveils broad governance agenda at Policy Summit 

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman waving at the people attending a dua mahfil organised by the residents of Karail at the capital's T&T Colony field in Mohakhali, Dhaka, on 20 January 2026. Photo: BNP Media Cell

BNP will work to ensure modern housing for the people of Korail: Tarique

National Citizen Party. photo: collected

NCP finalises 30 seats with alliance, keeps one open for consensus

Supreme Court. File Photo: UNB

Appellate Division stays HC ruling declaring Cumilla-2 boundary gazette illegal

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

EC upholds BNP candidate Kaikobad's nomination in Cumilla‑3

File photo of Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum. Photo: UNB

Health adviser urges officials to mobilise support for 'Yes' vote