The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that police detained as many as 300 party leaders and activists last night only from hotels near its Nayapaltan office in the capital.  BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said this in a press release issued on

Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy today (July 27) said an ideal citizen cannot support BNP as the party kills people in the name of politics.   "Are you killer? Do you take 10 percent commission? Do you believe in launching grenade attack on opposition

After BNP's fresh announcement, Awami League (AL) also rescheduled their rally. Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League and Chhatra League announced their joint peace rally to be held on Friday (July 28). On Wednesday night, acting president of the Swechchhasebak League Gazi Mejbaul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has decided to hold a grand rally in Nayapaltan on Friday to avoid public suffering. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir came up with the decision during a press conference at BNP Chairperson's office in Gulshan today (July 26) at 9

A Lakshmipur court today (July 26) sentenced five persons to death and 14 others to life imprisonment for killing Juba League activist Mamunur Rashid in the Chandraganj of the district.   The condemned convicts are—Madhu, Mamun, Babu alias Galakata Babu, Shamim and Kawsar

A delegation of the BNP held a meeting with the US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Wednesday (26 July). A two-member delegation of BNP joined the meeting with the US ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Wednesday (July 26), the party sources said. The meeting started at

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited the party's Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence 'Firoza' on Tuesday (July 25) night. He reached at 8:10pm and left 'Firoza' around 9pm. During the meeting, Mirza Fakhrul inquired about

Top leaders of leftist parties of the 14-party alliance reached China at the invitation of Communist Party of China (CPC). They left Dhaka this afternoon on a Sothern Airlines flight for Kunming city of China, said a press release. Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haq Inu,

Jamaat-e-Islami will hold a rally in Dhaka city on August 1 to press home their demands for establishing caretaker government system, release of its leaders including Ameer Shafiqur Rahman and control of price hike of essentials. Besides, the party will also hold rallies in divisional

Jubo League, Swechasebak League, and Chhatra League, the youth wings of the ruling party Awami League, will jointly hold a peace rally in Dhaka on July 27 to protest against the violent activities of BNP and its allied parties. Jubo League General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil

A Satkhira court today (July 23) rejected the bail petition of Abu Sayeed Chand, the Rajshahi district unit BNP convener, in a case filed on charges of issuing a ‘death threat’ to prime minister Sheikh Hasina at a public rally. However, Judge Md Ziarul Islam denied it and

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blamed the government for infringing on people's rights through "digital" shutdowns. He made this comment on Sunday (July 23) at a press conference organised by BNP's media cell to protest all internet shutdowns, among

Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alom, who was an independent candidate in the Dhaka-17 by-elections, appealed to the Election Commission (EC) today (July 23) demanding a re-vote.  He told journalists after submitting a written application to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi

Deputy Leader in Parliament and Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Matia Chowdhury on Saturday (July 22) urged BNP to test its luck by participating in the national elections.  She said the parliamentary elections would be held within a few months. It (BNP) should try your luck by

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) including 37 other like-minded parties, will hold a grand public rally in the capital on July 27 as part of their one-point demand -resignation of the government. The party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement from a

Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader on Saturday (July 22) said as the ruling AL government can manipulate the electoral system, fair elections are not possible under this government.  He said: "The election system should always be kept outside the purview of the government. The

Leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies gathered at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the capital with small processions to join its youth rally. Apart from the capital, people of Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Chhatra Dal from the surrounding districts reached the venue to

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said parliamentary polls will be held as per the constitution of the country and current government will perform duties of poll-time government.   "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

BNP liaison committee will hold a meeting with leaders of Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM) led by Boby Hajjaj. The meeting will be taken place at BNP chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital at 5pm on Friday (July 21).  Earlier on Saturday, the party expressed

Three BNP associate bodies – Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Chhatra Dal, and Swechchhasebak Dal – will hold a youth rally at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday (July 22).  Jubo Dal President Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said it to the reporters after a meeting with the