Six people died in civil unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta after the election commission confirmed that President Joko Widodo won election, the governor of the Indonesian capital say.

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed says they will soon move the Supreme Court challenging the government's decision of setting up a makeshift court in Keraniganj Central Jail to hold the trial of various cases filed against its Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is to challenge the official election result in the Constitutional Court, campaign team official Sufmi Dasco said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh Chhatra League expels an activist of its Dhaka University unit and suspends four others following the recent scuffle at Madhur Canteen.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s participation in the parliament was absolutely essential to serve the purpose of the opposition parties in the House strongly.

BNP lawmaker Barrister Rumeen Farhana today submitted her nomination paper for the seat reserved for women in the national parliament.

The faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League “deprived” of posts in the central committee have halted their protests on assurance that steps will be taken.

Ruling Awami League has nominated SMT Zaman to contest in the by-polls of Bogura-6 where BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was initially elected in the national election.

BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moeen Khan raises a question as to why Dhaka University failed to find a place among the top-ranking universities in Asia.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the biggest challenge for him now is bringing back discipline into the transport sector. "Hopefully I will play my second innings now. I have finished my first innings .... overcoming this challenge will be my main goal in this second innings,” he said after joining his ministry office.

Jatiya Party Acting Chairman GM Quader criticises the government for its plan of exporting rice and says it will have to pay much if it exports food crops.

BNP alleges that the government is pushing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia towards a tragic consequence through "torturing' her both physically and mentally".

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is to join his ministry office on Sunday following his return from Singapore where he was under treatment for two months and 11 days.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to remain alert so that anti-liberation forces and war criminals cannot return to power.

A Tangail court frames charge against BNP leader Abdus Salam Pintu and 10 others in connection with a vandalism case filed with Bhuapur Police Station in Tangail in 2012.

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina showed him motherly affection.

BNP comes down heavily on the government for its move to shift Khaleda Zia at Keraniganj Central Jail in Dhaka and says the ruling quarter is playing a dirty game over life of the party’s chairperson.

The High Court clears the way for the lower court concerned to resume the trial proceedings of a corruption case against BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anne.

Awami League Acting General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif describes the scuffle of Bangladesh Chhatra League men at Madhur Canteen on Dhaka University campus as a trifling matter.

A Jubo League man is stabbed to death by miscreants in Char Haripur area of Mymensingh city, police say.