A local BNP leader, who was critically injured in a clash between two factions of the party in Bagerhat’s Sadar upazila on February 11 over a local party conference, died at Dhaka hospital today

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday asked his party leaders and activists to stay away from any negative or controversial activities that could damage public confidence, as the next general election would be a “very tough” challenge for the party.

Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, yesterday strongly criticised the selection of new advisers saying even the lackeys of the fallen government are getting berths in the council of advisers of interim government

Expressing concerns, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that the associates of fascists have started resurfacing due to a divide in democratic forces

A Dhaka court granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over violence centring the October 28 rally in Dhaka.

Awami League Chattogram city unit’s Organising Secretary Noman Al Mahmud has been given the party’s nomination for the Ctg-8 constituency by-polls scheduled to be held on April 27.

BNP has removed its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Taimur Alam Khandakar, who is contesting Narayanganj City Corporation election as an independent candidate.

The dishonest politicians and bureaucrats, no matter how big they are, are a curse and burden for Bangladesh, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

The income of ruling Awami League in 2020 was about Tk 10.33 crore, 51 percent down from that of 2019, according to its audited financial statement submitted to the Election Commission yesterday.

Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) locked into a clash on Dhaka University campus yesterday morning.

BNP activists and police personnel clashed at Dhaka’s Chandrima Udyan this morning, leaving several injured.

BNP has called upon the government to form a crisis-time advisory committee comprised of health experts, all political parties, NGOs and social organisations, and take coordinated steps towards curbing the transmission of Covid-19 across the country.

Veteran leftist politician and the founder of a faction of Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) Mobinul Haider Chowdhury passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka last night.

Top leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam today demanded that the government release its “innocent” leaders and activists arrested since March 25.

The current Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy has declared to contest the upcoming city corporation elections for the mayoral post.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today described the nationwide lockdown announced by the government to contain Coronavirus spread as a 'joke' since it repeatedly failed to fully enforce such restrictions in recent times.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today at a press conference said that the party’s efforts regarding advanced treatment of chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia abroad is “ongoing”.

Abdul Quader Mirza, mayor of Noakhali’s Basurhat municipality, has said he has made arrangements to have Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, his wife Isratunnesa Quader, and AL lawmaker of Noakhali-4 Ekramul Karim Chowdhury killed if he is murdered.

Alleging that their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been subjected to “state repression”, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said her life is now at risk since the government has snatched her right to receive advanced treatment abroad.

Aga Khan Mintu, Awami League’s nominee for the Dhaka 14 by-polls, is likely to be elected unopposed.