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Jamaat amir, secy gen cast votes
09:15 AM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayThe Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, and Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar cast their votes in the 13th national parliamentary elections and referendum on Thursday (February 12).
Nahid says free, fair polls matter more than win or loss
09:03 AM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayJamaat-led alliance candidate and National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Thursday, February 12, said ensuring a free and fair election is more important than electoral victory or defeat, stressing that the real test.
EU Chief Observer calls twin polls a big day for Bangladesh democracy
08:42 AM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayChief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Bangladesh Ivars Ijabs on Thursday, February 12, said it is really a big day for Bangladesh’s democracy as they began observing the country’s twin elections – national election and referendum – across the country.
‘Journey of democracy begins,’ says Fakhrul after voting
08:39 AM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir cast his vote at the Thakurgaon Government Girls’ High School polling center on Thursday (12 February) around 8:00 am, saying “Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim.” He is contesting the Thakurgaon-1 constituency.
‘I cast my vote after nearly 17 years,’ voter expresses joy
08:20 AM, 12 Feb 2026 Thursday“I cast my vote after 17 years. I came early and stood first in the queue. It feels different. This joy cannot be expressed in words,” said Shahid Mia, who came to vote at the Maleka Banu Ideal School polling centre near Abdullahpur Bus Stand in Uttara under the Dhaka-18 constituency.
2 election officers held at Jamaat leader's home
08:11 AM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayAn assistant presiding officer and a polling officer were detained at the home of a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in Lakshmipur on Wednesday night, February 11, who went there for reportedly having food.
Voting underway in 13th national polls, referendum
07:31 AM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayVoting in the 13th national parliamentary elections and the referendum is underway across the country. Balloting started simultaneously at 7:30 am on Thursday in 299 out of 300 parliamentary constituencies and will continue until 4:30 pm without any break. However, voting in Sherpur-3 has been cancelled by the Election Commission (EC) following the death of a candidate.
Thakurgaon Jamaat amir handed over to family
07:28 AM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Thakurgaon district unit Amir, Belal Uddin, who was detained along with around Tk 74 lakh, was handed over to his family with the money on Wednesday night, February 11.
Opponent not weak, may try to sabotage polls: BNP
12:01 AM, 12 Feb 2026 ThursdayBNP Standing Committee member and head of the party’s Election Management Committee Nazrul Islam Khan has warned that forces opposed to political change, as well as candidates expecting defeat, could attempt to sabotage the upcoming election.
2 jailed for trespass at Mirpur polling centre at night
11:47 PM, 11 Feb 2026 WednesdayA mobile court has sentenced two youths to two years’ imprisonment each for illegally entering a polling station in the capital’s Mirpur at night and attempting to exert influence.
CEC calls for cooperation to ensure peaceful, credible election
09:38 PM, 11 Feb 2026 WednesdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday called upon the nation to extend full cooperation and maintain a spirit of harmony to ensure a free, fair and peaceful 13th national election.
Jamaat leader jailed for 2 days over ‘cash distribution’ in Sutrapur, party rejects claim
09:30 PM, 11 Feb 2026 WednesdayA mobile court on Wednesday sentenced Md Habib, Nayeb-e-Amir of Sutrapur unit Jamaat-e-Islami, to two days’ imprisonment on charges of distributing money in front of a polling centre in the Dhaka-6 constituency.