Bangladesh Is All Set For Election Day

Bangladesh holds its general election on Thursday, February 12, amid an intense political campaign across major cities. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and student-led National Citizen Party mobilise supporters through rallies in Dhaka and Sylhet.

Campaign posters and banners dominate streets as security measures intensify ahead of voting day. Political leaders and candidates engage voters through speeches, leaflet distribution, and interactive campaign events in multiple locations.

Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Zia gestures while giving a speech during a general election campaign rally in Sylhet, Bangladesh, January 22, 2026.

IMAGE: Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Zia at an election rally in Sylhet. Photograph: Abdul Goni/Reuters

Mirza Abbas, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate, waves during an election campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28, 2026.

IMAGE: Mirza Abbas, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate, during an election rally in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Supporters of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BNP) gather as they join in the election campaign rally on the Adarsha High School premises in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 22, 2026.

IMAGE: Supporters of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami at an election rally on the Adarsha high school premises in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Women supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chant slogans as they join in an election campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28, 2026.

IMAGE: Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters chant slogans at an election rally in Dhaka, January 28, 2026, here and below. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Women supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chant slogans as they join in an election campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28, 2026.

Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chant slogans as they join in an election campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28, 2026.

Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gather as they join in the election campaign rally in Sylhet, Bangladesh, January 22, 2026.

IMAGE: A Bangladesh Nationalist Party election rally in Sylhet. Photograph: Abdul Goni/Reuters

Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) stand holding banners as they join in an election campaign, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28, 2026.

IMAGE: A Bangladesh Nationalist Party rally in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Nahid Islam, the convener of student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) and a candidate for the national election, distributes leaflets during a campaign at Rampura area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 27, 2026.

IMAGE: Nahid Islam, convener of the student-led National Citizen Party, distributes leaflets during a campaign in the Rampura area in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Nahid Islam, the convener of student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) and a candidate for the national election, interacts with students during a campaign at Rampura area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 27, 2026.

IMAGE: Nahid Islam interacts with students during a campaign in the Rampura area in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Nahid Islam, the convener of student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) and a candidate for the national election, gives speech during a campaign at Rampura area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 27, 2026.

IMAGE: Nahid Islam addresses voters in the Rampura area in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

A banner of Nahid Islam, the convener of student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) and a candidate for the national election, hangs on the road devider at Rampura area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 27, 2026.

IMAGE: A banner for Nahid Islam hangs on the road divider in the Rampura area in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Posters and banners for the national election campaigns of different parties are displayed on the streets as traffic passes by in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28, 2026.

IMAGE: Posters and banners of different political parties are displayed on the streets of Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

People stand in front of a wall full of election campaign posters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 28, 2026.

IMAGE: A wall full of election campaign posters in Dhaka. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

An Army personnel checks documents of motorcyclists ahead of the national election, in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, February 2, 2026.

IMAGE: A soldier checks documents of motorcyclists ahead of the national election in Gopalganj. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

People eat street food ahead of the national election in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, February 2, 2026.

IMAGE: A scene ahead of the national election in Gopalganj. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Images of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are displayed at Bangabandhu Gate in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, February 2, 2026.

IMAGE: Images of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's late father, are displayed at Bangabandhu Gate in Gopalganj. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

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