Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

The Election Commission and Awami League seem to have started taking preparations for the coming national election.

The government yesterday approved the import of four crore eggs from India in efforts to bring stability to the volatile local egg market.

Petrolheads have much to rejoice as the government has finally approved motorbikes with up to 350cc engines for the streets.

Around 90 of the Awami League lawmakers -- about a third of the 261 AL MPs -- may not get nomination in the next general election for their misdeeds and growing unpopularity, party sources said.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday told her party leaders to spend at least half an hour on social media every day fighting anti-government propaganda.

Apart from preparing for the election, the Awami League will tighten its grip on the streets throughout September by organising political programmes on a regular basis.

Law enforcers will conduct special drives to apprehend "troublemakers" and will not allow any illegal gathering on the streets, said officials

Dhaka Metropolitan Police yesterday denied BNP permission to hold its grand rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters or at the Suhrawardy Udyan on the grounds of public suffering on a working day.

The Awami League will mobilise its activists across Dhaka city from early tomorrow in a bid to tighten its grip on the capital, fearing the BNP and its like-minded parties may bring the city to a standstill by sparking off untoward incidents.

Senior secretaries, secretaries and top bureaucrats were asked not to embarrass the government with their activities or remarks and to discharge their responsibilities wholeheartedly.

The Awami League has decided to forge a new electoral alliance eying the upcoming national polls, after facing backlash from some of its 14-party alliance partners over the planned inclusion of some Islamist parties in it.

At an extended meeting on July 30, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will formally ask her party leaders and elected representatives to prepare for the national election.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hinted that there will soon be a new political alliance and it will take to the streets in support of the government, according to sources familiar with the development.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed ministers to practice restraint while making statements.

Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Zaida Khatun sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives on running the city and asked the PM to look after her son former GCC mayor Zahangir Alam yesterday.   

After around 16 months, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is going to sit with the leaders of AL-led 14-party alliance on Wednesday.

AL preparing to face BNP if it finally decides to join polls, not worried about one-point movement

The ruling Awami League will bring out processions on July 18-19 as part of its strategy to counter the BNP’s two-day street agitation.

Archrivals Awami League and BNP seek to bring as many supporters as they can at their rallies in the capital today to show their strength and popularity.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Headquarters has taken an initiative to revive 25 criminal cases, filed against top BNP leaders, the proceedings of which were stayed by the High Court at different times in the past decade.