A joint meeting of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) with Dhaka city south and north units of the party as well as its associate bodies' presidents and general secretaries will be held in the party's central Bangabandhu Avenue office at 4pm tomorrow (December 11). AL General

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have announced a 36-hour road-rail-waterway blockade in Bangladesh from Tuesday (December 12) morning to protest the announcement of the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission (EC). The blockade will begin at

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club marking Human Rights Day on Sunday (Dec 10). Party leaders and activists have gathered at the venue since morning to attend the event.  Besides, family members

BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, who is now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital, has been shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital. BNP Vice-Chairman Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain confirmed the matter on Saturday (December

The Election Commission (EC) has summoned Awami League (AL) candidate Amir Hossain Amu to explain why his candidacy should not be canceled following a violation of the electoral code of conduct. The EC asked the AL leader to appear before it by 3.00 pm on December 15 to give an

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the party will form human chains with the family members of victims of enforced disappearance and murder in districts across the country. He also said they will form a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said their party is not worried about any sanction. "As per the country's constitution, we are going to hold a free, fair and peaceful election under the Election Commission (EC). Why will the sanction be imposed here?

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (December 7) failed to secure bail from the High Court in a case filed over the vandalism of the chief justice's residence on October 28. The High Court bench issued a rule asking the state to explain in seven days why Fakhrul

A Dhaka court today (December 6) sentenced BNP’s 12 leaders and activists to three years imprisonment in a sabotage case filed with capital's Kotwali Police Station. The convicts are- Anwarul Azim, Haider Ali Babla, Md Alauddin, Shawkat, Md Pervej, Imran Hossain Emu, Sayed

The 10th spell of a 48-hour countrywide blockade called by the BNP and its allies, demanding the government’s resignation before the next general election started today (December 6). BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a virtual press

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader’s wealth has tripled in the last five years while his wife Sherifa Quader’s wealth has more than doubled. According to the affidavit submitted in the 12th national elections, cash, income from house rent and stocks have also increased

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said that the seat sharing with the 14-party alliance will be finalized within a day or two. Obaidul Quader came up with the information at a press conference held at the Awami League president's political office in Dhanmondi in the

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the party will not be able to hold its previously announced rally at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram to mark Human Rights Day on December 10 as it has failed to get permission from the Election Commission (EC).  Quader

A Dhaka court on Monday (December 4) issued an arrest warrant against BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP convener Amanullah Aman and 21 others for their absence during the hearing in a case filed in 2015 over political violence. Dhaka

BNP has announced a nationwide blockade programme on December 6 and 7 and will form a human chain on December 10, to realise their demand for holding the 12th parliamentary election under a nonparty caretaker government. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with

The High Court (HC) has granted anticipatory bail to Dhaka district unit BNP General Secretary Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury in eight cases filed over sabotage activities. A HC bench comprising Justice Habibul Goni and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order on Monday (December 4). She

The Awami League-led 14-party alliance will hold a meeting today (December 4) to decide whether they will participate in the 12th national election as a coalition and how many seats they would be sharing among them. The meeting is scheduled to be held at Ganabhaban around 6 pm with

The High Court today (December 4) issued a rule asking why using shackles during the treatment of an arrested Jubo Dal leader should not be declared illegal. The court also ordered the arrangement of his treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) within 10 days.

The High Court (HC) today fixed Thursday (December 7) for hearing a bail petition filed by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case over vandalising chief justice's residence during the party rally on 28 October. A bench of Justice Md Selim and Justice Shahed

BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and like-minded opposition parties are observing the ninth spell of the nationwide 48-hour road, rail, and waterways blockade today (December 4) for the second day. The blockade started at 6am on Sunday and will end at 6am on Tuesday. The presence of public