BNP rally

Anarchy in name of movement won't be allowed: PM

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
21 October 2023, 10:01 AM

BNP hesitant to go for hartals, blockades

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.
20 October 2023, 18:00 PM

AL afraid of visa curbs, BNP leaders tell rally

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
27 September 2023, 15:39 PM

BNP's Dholaikhal rally begins

Hundreds of party leaders, supporters and activists had already arrived at the rally venue around 1:30pm, wearing colourful caps, carrying placards and posters, and chanting anti-government slogans
25 September 2023, 10:20 AM

Hundreds gather at Dholaikhal ahead of BNP rally

A large number of BNP leaders and activists have started gathering in the capital's Dholaikhal area, two hours before the scheduled rally at 3:00pm today.
25 September 2023, 08:16 AM

Did BNP make the wrong call?

BNP’s real loss in announcing the sit-ins without proper coordination was giving the upper hand to the ruling party
8 August 2023, 13:00 PM

BNP can’t broadcast convicted persons’ speech during rally: DMP

Party gets permission to hold rally at Suhrawardy Udyan today on 26 conditions
31 July 2023, 08:21 AM

Post sit-ins, BNP weighing up options

As long as it faced no street confrontation, BNP saw a huge success in its recent anti-government demonstrations. But because of the way Saturday’s sit-ins played out, the party high-ups are considering taking a step back from capital-centric anti-government programmes for now.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM

Govt won’t allow sit-ins, blockades

Law enforcers will conduct special drives to apprehend "troublemakers" and will not allow any illegal gathering on the streets, said officials
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM

AL-BNP faceoff: The endgame begins

While both the parties said they had never “complained” to the foreigners and blamed each other for tarnishing the image of the country, it was evident that the whole point of holding the rallies was to play to the proverbial gallery
16 July 2023, 13:00 PM

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Need for a change in our political culture

BNP to some extent and AL to a far greater extent have changed Bangladesh. Can’t we expect them to change themselves, even a bit?
14 July 2023, 01:00 AM

BNP to hold rallies in all cities on March 18

Dhaka city unit BNP (north) organised the programme from Abdullahpur to Airport-Jamuna Future Park-Badda-Rampura to Malibagh Rail gate. At the same time, the Dhaka city unit BNP (south) formed the human chain from Malibagh rail gate to Jatrabari via Mouchak-Shantinagar-Kakrail-Nayapaltan-Fakirapul-Arambagh-Motijheel's Shapla Chattar-Ittefaq-Tikatuli
11 March 2023, 07:04 AM

‘Special train’ for Awami League, ‘transport strike’ for BNP

Why should two political parties of the same nation receive polar opposite treatments?
25 January 2023, 02:00 AM

Steer Bangladesh towards peaceful solutions

As citizens, we have been largely deprived of many rights, including our right to exercise franchise. Not only that, our politics is now under massive strain as a result of the attempts of the political parties to uproot their respective rival parties over the years.
13 December 2022, 14:00 PM

BNP, allies look to wage 1-point movement

After completing its rallies in 10 divisional cities, the BNP now wants to wage a one-point movement to oust the government, uniting all like-minded opposition parties and forces.
13 December 2022, 01:00 AM

How was the BNP's Dhaka divisional rally?

The BNP's divisional rally was held at the Golapbagh field in Dhaka today.
10 December 2022, 13:52 PM

BNP to stage countrywide protests on Dec 13 and 24

The BNP today announced mass processions and demonstrations in protest of the attack on and arrest of party leaders and activists. 
10 December 2022, 10:32 AM

BNP Dhaka rally ends with 10-point demand

BNP today placed a 10-point demand including resignation of ruling Awami League government and dissolving of parliament.
10 December 2022, 10:31 AM

In photos: Here’s how the day progressed so far

It has been an eventful day so far. The day began with Dhaka residents waking up to empty roads, almost no public transports and increased police surveillance all around the city, due to BNP’s rally at Golapbagh. There was also presence of Awami League and BCL activists, taking positions in many
10 December 2022, 08:10 AM

7 BNP MPs announce resignation at Dhaka rally

Seven BNP lawmakers have announced their resignation from parliament from the Golapbagh rally today.
10 December 2022, 05:21 AM