A delegation of Hefajat-e-Islam yesterday placed a four-point demand including the release of “Alem-ulema and general religious-minded people” who were arrested in connection with three days of violence surrounding the organisation’s protest of Indian Prime Minister Narandra Modi’s visit in late March.

A delegation of Hefajat-e Islam held a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at his residence in the capital to negotiate the ongoing crackdown on its top leaders following the recent violent activities of the Qawmi-madrasa based organisation.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today called upon all, regardless of party affiliation, to work together to tackle coronavirus.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Barrister Ziaur Rahman passed away with Covid-19 at a hospital in Dhaka last night.

The BNP has sought explanation from the party’s standing committee member Mirza Abbas over his statement on the abduction of party leader M Ilias Ali.

Jatiya Party today accused the government of harassing its leaders and activists in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon over the vandalism at Royal Resort in Sonargaon.

In an apparent bid to come to an understanding about the arrest of several of its top leaders, a delegation of Hefajat-e Islam held a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at the latter’s residence in the capital last night.

BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas today said he believes that someone from the BNP is involved in the disappearance of former BNP lawmaker M Ilias Ali.

In a live video on his Facebook page yesterday, former Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur apparently labelled supporters and leaders of Awami League as "fake Muslims".

A man was killed and five others were injured in a clash between the supporters of two chairmen candidates of Kadirpur union under Shibchar upazila in Madaripur.

BNP today claimed that the government does not have any roadmap to implement “complete lockdown” for preventing transmission of Covid-19.

Expressing disappointment over the “sorry state” of the country’s healthcare system, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today said the government’s reluctance in ensuring treatment of common people is clear to all.

Calling upon BNP to stand beside people instead of politicising the Covid-19 pandemic, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said many are showing indifference towards health guidelines (regarding Covid-19) due to BNP's reckless statements and provocations.

Murshed Ali, a freedom fighter and a leader of Communist Party of Bangladesh, died at BSMMU in Dhaka this morning. He was 76.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel was relieved from his post.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that legal action will be taken against those involved in killings, vandalism and arson attacks in the name of Islam.

BNP today applied to Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to nominate its MP Barrister Rumeen Farhana as its whip in the parliament.

Terming Hefajat-e-Islam an "anti-Islamic" group, Awami League MP Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim today told the Parliament that Hefajat is a "militant and anti-liberation" element.

Abdul Quader Mirza, mayor of Basurhat municipality and younger brother of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, has resigned from his post in the ruling party.

At least 100 people were injured in two separate clashes between BNP men and police in Kishoreganj town today.