Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- As political parties release their manifestos for the 13th national elections, a research project has published the election manifestos of major political parties in Bangladesh since 1991 on a dedicated website.

The website, www.votemanifesto.com, includes the manifestos already published for the upcoming national elections scheduled for February 12.

Titled "Manifestos of Political Parties in the Elections of Bangladesh," the research project has been conducted by Professor Ali Riaz and M.M. Musa.

According to the project description, the database has been created to help researchers, journalists and citizens examine the promises and policy commitments made by political parties in their election manifestos since 1991....