Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- After 19 days of rallies, manifestos and fervent campaigning, the electoral marathon in Bangladesh is set to draw to a close on Tuesday morning.

With just 48 hours remaining before voters head to the polls for the parliamentary elections on Thursday, political fervour has reached its peak, marking the final stretch of a high-stakes democratic contest.

The restriction came into effect at 7:30am as per the parliamentary election code of conduct for political parties and candidates rule, 2025.

According to the code of conduct, any political party, candidate or any person on their behalf can't carry out any sort of electioneering three weeks before the balloting day and the electoral campaign must be completed 48 hours bef...