BNP has called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for tomorrow protesting "police action" on the party leaders and activists in Dhaka's Kakrail area

One or more ambulances of Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital were torched on the hospital premises this afternoon

Police forcefully cleared BNP men from the BNP rally venues at Nayapaltan around 3:00pm by firing sound grenade, tear shell and charging batons.

BNP started its grand rally in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters this afternoon to press home their one-point demand

A clash broke out between police and BNP at the capital's Kakrail intersection this noon..BNP men gathered near Kakrail mosque before joining the party's rally at Nayapaltan.

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has directed telecom operators to shut down internet service from 11:00am to 8:00pm today in the capital's Nayapaltan where opposition party BNP is holding a grand rally.

Police intensified search operations at the three entry points of Dhaka – Aminbazar, Ashulia and Birulia – this morning ahead of today's rallies of Awami League and BNP in the capital

BNP leaders and activists started gathering in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters since 7:30am today to join its grand rally to press home their one-point demand

Police detained around 200 BNP activists following a raid at a building in Dhaka's Kakrail area early today

Tension is running high as archrivals BNP and Awami League are all set to show their strength within two kilometres of each other in Dhaka today.

Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail

It cannot be ignored that the nation came to this day because a path to hold a fair election is absent, and that the current system of governance has undermined the citizens’ right to exercise their inalienable right to vote.

BNP wants to hold its October 28 rally at the party's Nayapaltan headquarters

Police have asked BNP and Awami League to propose names of two alternative venues each in case law enforcers are unable to give permission to hold their rallies in the capital's Nayapaltan and Baitul Mukarram areas respectively on security grounds

Amid “provocations” by the Awami League and police “obstruction” of BNP activists, it will be challenging to hold a peaceful rally on October 28, said party leaders.

The Awami League is fully prepared to prevent the BNP from resorting to violence centring the October 28 rally, ruling party leaders said.

It is quite perplexing why the government seems set to repeat the measures that led to horrifying consequences between December 7 and 11 in 2022.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today warned against any sort of anarchy and vandalism in the name of movement, saying her government will not tolerate such destructive activities

BNP leaders have recently been making threats of non-stop and tough agitation, but the party appears to be in a dilemma over such programmes as hartal and roadblocks.

Political leaders and government officials are scared of US visa restrictions, despite publicly asserting that they are not concerned about the implications of such sanctions, said BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan today