Spain is to take unprecedented steps to seize powers from Catalonia's separatist government after Madrid won powerful backing from the king and the EU in its battle to keep the country together.

A team of international scientists says that Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer or malnutrition, rejecting the official cause of death but not laying to rest one of the great mysteries of post-coup Chile.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the scuffle among the pro-BNP lawyers on the court premises has demonstrated that the party has no respect for the law.

BNP terms unconducive the Awami League's 11-point proposal placed before the Election Commission to fair polls as the party thinks those are framed with a motive to control the election and manipulate its results.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia expresses doubt on whether she would get justice in connection with the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases.

Nagorik Oikya, a newly formed political party, places a 12-point recommendation that included a proposal for holding the next general election under a poll-time impartial government.

Catalonia's separatist leader Carles Puigdemont must abandon his bid for independence from Spain or face an unprecedented move by Madrid to seek a suspension of his region's autonomy.

A special court in Dhaka grants bail to BNP chief Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases upon a bond of Tk 1 lakh.

BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed says the proposals placed to the Election Commission by the ruling Awami League is a barrier for holding a free and fair election.

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader says the government has no plan to arrest BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after her return home from London.

Hailing the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda says each sector in the country has seen development during the regimes of Awami League.

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali today said the international community is much closer to Bangladesh than ever before over the Rohingya issue which, he thinks, is an outcome of its diplomacy.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda termed the 11-point proposal submitted by the ruling Awami League for holding a free and fair election “neutral”, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s wife Sushama Sinha leaves for Australia.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says lawful action will be taken against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after her return home from London.

BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed says that the government will make a mistake if it arrests the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia implicating her with “politically motivated” cases.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan notes that the money trail submitted by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan regarding a sum of nearly 100,000 pounds was inconsistent.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) suspends the membership of 261 lawmakers for failure to submit details of their finances under sub-section 42A of the Representation of People Act (RoPA) by September 30.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda’s applause to BNP founder General Ziaur Rahman may be a strategy to ensure the party’s participation in the next general election, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.

Krishak Sramik Janata League president Abdul Kader Siddique demands the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda following his comments lauding BNP founder General Ziaur Rahman.