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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

Bangladesh is heading into its first election since the 2024 uprising, and its first genuinely competitive vote in nearly two decades. Voters across the country show enthusiasm amid lively...

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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

File photo of BNP rally. Photo: UNB

BNP to hold its final election rally in Dhaka on 8 Feb

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

Electoral environment ‘sufficiently good, comparatively better’: EC