The Election Commission (EC) has instructed printing presses across Bangladesh not to print any election posters ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election, marking the first time posters have been banned in election campaigns. The directive was outlined in a letter signed on Wednesday by Mohammad Monir Hossain, deputy secretary of the EC’s Election Management-2 Wing. Letters have also been sent to all returning officers to ensure the decision is enforced. The EC cited Rule 7(a) of the Political Parties and Candidates’ Code of Conduct for Parliamentary Elections 2025, which prohibits the use of posters in election campaigns. The letter stressed that necessary measures should be taken to ensure no contesting candidate uses posters, that the Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates 2025 is strictly followed, and that printing presses comply with the instruction not to produce election posters.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 29, 2026 11:19 UTC