There will be no political alliance with the BNP if the party keeps Jamaat-e-Islami in the combine, said Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday.

The hearing of a writ petition, filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to send

BNP will observe token hunger strike across the country tomorrow demanding immediate unconditional release of party’s imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

The government must release BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail to show its intent on holding a fair and acceptable national election, the BNP said yesterday.

The High Court (HC) may hear today a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking its directive on the government to send her to United Hospital in Dhaka for treatment.

A parliamentary body yesterday again recommended that the government raise the age limit for entering civil service to 35 years, a longstanding demand of students.

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam BSc tells the parliament that he would visit Malaysia soon to put an end to the harassment of Bangladeshi workers there.

The schedule for the next parliamentary polls will be announced any date after October 30, says Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed.

Pro-BNP lawyers yesterday said shifting Khaleda's trial to jail was “misuse of judicial powers” by the law ministry and they sought the chief justice's intervention into the matter.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday claimed that no passenger suffered during the party delegation's electioneering tour to the northern districts by train on Friday.

A medical board will be formed for checking up on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday.

BNP will hold a human chain programme in Dhaka tomorrow demanding release of the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to send her to a specialised United Hospital in Dhaka for treatment.

The 22nd session of the Jatiya Sangsad will continue till September 20 as it resumed this afternoon after a 58-day recess.

Hundreds of people suffered and rail timetable fell into disarray yesterday as an Awami League team led by Obaidul Quader took a passenger train to the North to launch its campaign for the national polls.

The BNP is ready to go to any lengths to forge a greater national unity against the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance ahead of the December election.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said people were now getting the benefits of her government's development programmes as it was able to lower the inflation rate and maintain a sustainable GDP growth.

Shoto Nagorik Jatiya Committee, a pro-BNP civil society platform, calls upon the government to provide medical treatment to imprisoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at a specialised hospital according to her will immediately.

Passengers suffer as the Nilsagar Express is delayed for around 30 minutes at Gharinda Railway Station in Tangail centering the tour of an Awami League delegation led by its General Secretary Obaidul Quader for electioneering in the northern districts.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says his party will select candidates ahead of the upcoming general election based on their popularity.