The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has sent a letter to foreign embassies in Dhaka, blaming the government and police force for the incidents of violence surrounding its Nayapaltan grand rally on October 28. The letter was sent to the embassies on Monday (October 30), BNP source

Bangladesh Nationalist Party, its partners in an ongoing anti-government simultaneous movement, and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami started observing a nationwide three-day blockade today (October 31) protesting “the killings of opposition activists during Saturday's grand rally and

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been sent to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj in a case filed over the vandalism of the chief justice's residence during Saturday's BNP-police clash in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rashidul Alam came up with

A case has been filed today (October 29) against some 800 people of BNP, including party standing committee member Mirza Abbas, on charges of exploding cocktails to kill police and snatching weapons from law enforcers at the BNP's mass rally in Nayapaltan on Saturday. 

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been conducting searches at the homes of multiple senior BNP leaders since Sunday (October 29) dawn. Earlier, DB picked up BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from his Gulshan residence in Dhaka around

The central office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at Naya Paltan in the capital has been locked while police cordoned off the office with yellow tape treating it as a crime scene. There are no leaders or activists in the office. This place is being examined by a team of the

A murder case was filed against Bangladesh National Party (BNP) men over the killing of a police constable during the clash between law enforcers and BNP men in Fakirapool area at Dhaka.  Paltan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Salahuddin Mia said that a case has been filed

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been taken to the office of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Minto Road in Dhaka on Sunday (October 29).  DB picked up Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from his Gulshan residence in Dhaka around 9:30am.

The United States has condemned the political violence that took place in Dhaka on Saturday (October 28), saying that it will be "reviewing all violent incidents for possible visa restrictions". The US embassy in Dhaka said this in a statement following incidents centring the

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today (October 28) said a leader of Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP, hacked a police personnel death during their grand rally in the city's Nayapaltan area. He told journalists about the matter after visiting the injured police personnel at

Awami League (AL) will hold peace rally across the country tomorrow (October 29). AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the programmes from the party's rally held at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Saturday. "BNP is a murderous and

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced to observe a daylong hartal across the country tomorrow (October 29). BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement from the rally at Nayapaltan on Saturday (October 28). The BNP leader said the hartal came

BNP started its grand rally today (October 28) in front of its Nayapaltan central office with the participation of leaders and activists of the party and its associate bodies to press home their one-point demand for holding the upcoming national election under a non-party government.

Awami League leaders and activists from various parts of the city have thronged the peace rally at the South Gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque today (October 28). Awami League people from different parts of Dhaka city and Dhaka district, including different wards, thanas, and

Around 200 BNP leaders and activists were detained during a raid at a building in the city's Kakrail area early Saturday after they allegedly threw cocktails targeting police members. Confirming the matter of the cocktail blast, Harun Or Rashid, chief of the DMP's detective

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has given permission to Awami League (AL) and BNP to hold their rallies at the capital's south gate of Baitul Mukarram and Nayapaltan respectively on Saturday (October 28). DMP's Additional Commissioner (AC) (Crime and Operations) Dr Kh

Prominent lawyer and politician Dr Kamal Hossain announced his resignation from the post of president of the Gono Forum on Friday (October 27). He announced this at the special national council of the Gono Forum at the National Press Club in the capital.  Dr. Kamal in this

BNP has called an emergency press conference today (October 27) to highlight the party's position regarding tomorrow’s rally in capital’s Nayapaltan.  Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Secretary General of BNP will address the press conference.  Shayrul Kabir,

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's surgery is going on Evercare hospital in the capital under three expert doctors from Johns Hopkins University in USA. Khaleda Zia's personal physician Prof. Dr. A. Z. M. Zahid Hossain confirming the matter to reporters said doctors started the

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (October 26) said they will not sit idle if their peace rally is attacked by the BNP. He said: "The Awami League wants peace. But, if its peace rally is attacked, the AL men will not