Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

The ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday threatened to pour uranium on the heads of BNP leaders to calm them

As some major Islamist parties have made the primary decision to boycott the forthcoming national election, another group of little-known Islamist parties are planning to counter the move by fielding candidates in all 300 constituencies, multiple sources have confirmed.

A section of officials in the administration and police have a feeling of unease over the US visa curbs, but they would not publicly admit it.

After Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia needs to return to jail first for a court to accept her application for treatment abroad, some experts said the government could still let her go abroad.

The crisis has reached a stage where a victim's family now accepts its fate as an unavoidable misfortune

Govt move fails for lack of strong oversight on suppliers

As the BNP plans to intensify its movement for polls under a non-partisan administration, the Awami League and law enforcement agencies are determined to keep the capital under their control.

The Election Commission and Awami League seem to have started taking preparations for the coming national election.

The government yesterday approved the import of four crore eggs from India in efforts to bring stability to the volatile local egg market.

Petrolheads have much to rejoice as the government has finally approved motorbikes with up to 350cc engines for the streets.

Around 90 of the Awami League lawmakers -- about a third of the 261 AL MPs -- may not get nomination in the next general election for their misdeeds and growing unpopularity, party sources said.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday told her party leaders to spend at least half an hour on social media every day fighting anti-government propaganda.

Apart from preparing for the election, the Awami League will tighten its grip on the streets throughout September by organising political programmes on a regular basis.

Law enforcers will conduct special drives to apprehend "troublemakers" and will not allow any illegal gathering on the streets, said officials

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday denied BNP permission to hold its grand rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters or at the Suhrawardy Udyan on the grounds of public suffering on a working day.

The Awami League will mobilise its activists across Dhaka city from early tomorrow in a bid to tighten its grip on the capital, fearing the BNP and its like-minded parties may bring the city to a standstill by sparking off untoward incidents.

Senior secretaries, secretaries and top bureaucrats were asked not to embarrass the government with their activities or remarks and to discharge their responsibilities wholeheartedly.

The Awami League has decided to forge a new electoral alliance eying the upcoming national polls, after facing backlash from some of its 14-party alliance partners over the planned inclusion of some Islamist parties in it.

At an extended meeting on July 30, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will formally ask her party leaders and elected representatives to prepare for the national election.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hinted that there will soon be a new political alliance and it will take to the streets in support of the government, according to sources familiar with the development.