As many as 2,716 candidates submitted nomination papers, but 731 had their candidacies cancelled in the scrutiny from Dec 1 to 4
The reported attack took place as Israeli bombs also rained down on southern areas of the enclave
Shahjahan and a local BNP leader carry guns during a meeting in Jhalakathi
Cyclone Michaung is expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning
He says Bangladesh is carrying out reforms to the labour sector with assistance from the EU and the US
Food inflation remains above 10 percent despite falling vegetable prices before winter
Bombing has killed more than 15,500 people, with thousands more missing and feared buried in rubble