Turkish authorities have arrested the cafeteria manager of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper for insulting the president after he said he would not serve tea to Tayyip Erdogan, one of the manager's lawyers tells Reuters.

Awami League Advisory Council Member and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says that the next general election will be held under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu) submits a seven-point proposal including enactment of a law for forming of the new Election Commission (EC) to the President Abdul Hamid.

Awami League Presidium Member Mohammad Nasim says BNP will not be able to win the election until it boycotts Jamaat-e-Islami.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the Election Commission will not be able to work neutrally and independently without a neutral polls-time government.

Health and Family Welfare Minister and Awami League Presidium Member Mohammed Nasim urges the BNP to take lessons from Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls.

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed says Awami League should hold national election under a non-party government right now if the ruling party is confident with the Narayanganj city polls result.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader calls upon the new generation to build a terrorism, communalism, corruption and drug abuse free Bangladesh.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha says the Supreme Court has scrapped the caretaker government system to keep the judiciary neutral.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the dwellers of Narayanganj city have given their appropriate answer to BNP through the election. She makes the remark while addressing a programme at her Gono Bhaban residence after a meeting with NCC mayor-elect Selina Hayat Ivy.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader visits Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Awami League Presidium Member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim calls upon BNP to take preparation for the next general election to be held in 2019.

Egypt agrees to postpone a UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements as US President-elect Donald Trump called President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the presidency says.

BNP demands judicial probe to investigate vote rigging in the Narayanganj City Corporation election.

BNP nominated mayor candidate Shakhawat Hossain Khan blames the Election Commission officials for subtle rigging in vote counting in Narayanganj City Corporation elections.

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif terms Selina Hayat Ivy’s victory in Narayanganj City Corporation elections an expected one.

Selina Hayat Ivy expresses her gratitude to the people from all walks of life as they ensured her victory in the just ended Narayanganj City Corporation election.

Awami League mayor candidate Selina Hayat Ivy wins Narayanganj City Corporation election bagging 1, 75, 611 votes while her nearest contestant BNP nominee Shakhawat Hossain Khan gets 96, 044 votes.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that an instance is set up in holding a free, fair and impartial election in the Narayanganj City Corporation.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed claims that the Narayanganj City Corporation election was held in a free, fair and credible manner.