Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

At Sunday's rally, the BNP gave a clear message to the Awami League and the international community that it would take part in the national election.

Your passport has expired, and you have to make an urgent foreign trip. There's no need to worry. The government plans to renew and even issue passports in just 48 hours. But the service will cost more.

With the national polls over three months away, the ruling Awami League has launched a drive against its “errant” leaders to resolve intra-party disputes mainly over party nominations.

“Living has been a curse to me. It would have been better if I died that day. I feel like death every moment.”

Ruling Awami League is all set to get a new headquarters on its 69th founding anniversary today.

Partners in the Awami League-led 14-party alliance are pushing the AL for finalising their share of nomination in the 11th parliamentary elections slated for December.

Even though presidents and general secretaries of Dhaka city Awami League (north and south) got the jobs over two years ago, they are yet to announce fully-fledged committees for their units.

Diplomats, stationed in Dhaka, yesterday expressed deep concern over the "extrajudicial killings" in the ongoing nationwide anti-narcotics drive.

The ruling Awami League is facing two crucial problems in picking mayoral candidates in Khulna and Gazipur city polls, slated for May 15.

Ministers and lawmakers of ruling Awami League, who had backed AL rebels in local government elections, will not get party tickets in the upcoming general elections, said AL President Sheikh Hasina.

All down the line, this man had been a diehard BNP activist. To prove his loyalty to the party, he, according to the insiders, did whatever deemed fit

With the BNP not waging any noticeable street agitations following Khaleda Zia's jail sentence on Thursday, the Awami League camp appears to feel greatly relieved.

The freedom of the press and expression was put to the sword, feared journalists and rights defenders as the cabinet yesterday approved the draft of the Digital Security Act-2018 yesterday.

Chhatra League is working to ensure atmosphere conducive to education at the colleges and universities across the country, wrote its General Secretary SM Jakir Hossain in a newspaper article published on January 4, marking the student body's 70th founding anniversary.

President Abdul Hamid is likely to be re-elected for a second term as the Awami League is set to nominate him as its candidate in the upcoming presidential election, say sources in the ruling party.

The liberation war affairs ministry has once again lowered the minimum age for being recognised as a freedom fighter.

Leaders of some partners of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance have expressed disappointment over the government's failure to check the soaring prices of daily essentials and the unrest in the banking sector.

Khaleda Zia is planning to take part in the campaign for BNP-led 20-party alliance's mayor candidate in the Dhaka North City Corporation by-polls on February 26.

If an Indian citizen with a valid passport is willing to pay 1,800-2,000 rupees, he or she can get a Bangladeshi visa for a month sitting at home.

The situation was unique when Awami League unveiled its electoral manifesto four years ago seeking people's support ahead of the