Election campaigning starts Thursday with posters banned, focus on social media20 Jan 2026 16:31
Election campaigning starts Thursday with posters banned, focus on social media
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party will launch its election campaign from Sylhet on Thursday, with its Chairman Tarique Rahman arriving in the city by air on the evening of January 21. His formal campaigning for the upcoming parliamentary election begins the following morning with visits to the shrines of Hazrat Shah Jalal (R.) and Hazrat Shah Paran (R.). He will then deliver the keynote address at the party’s first rally, scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Sylhet Alia Madrasa field.
Concluding the Sylhet event, Rahman will depart for Dhaka via road, stopping to address a second rally at the Ainpur playground in Maulvibazar’s Sherpur, between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. A third rally in Shayestaganj, Habiganj, will follow later that day.
Alongside rallies and direct public contact, BNP is prioritising a major social media push, according to multiple party sources. The party’s media cell has produced a series of campaign videos for release under Election Commission rules, while activists will run parallel online campaigns for individual candidates.
“We will abide by the ban on wall posters,” BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told Bonik Barta. “Campaigning will be conducted in line with the code of conduct through leaflets, handbills, banners, festoons, and other printed materials. At the same time, our IT cell and media cell are engaged in outreach on social media. Content is being produced in line with current demands to convey the BNP’s plans to people at all levels. By maintaining this continuity, the party’s agenda will be taken to the public through a steady stream of new content.”
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