Awami League nominated Narayanganj mayor candidate Selina Hayat Ivy takes a swipe at rival candidate, Shakhawat Hossain, alleging that he was a “hired candidate of BNP”.

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that stayed for eight weeks the trial proceedings against BNP leader Moudud Ahmed in Niko graft case.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir joins campaign to drum up support for party candidate Shakhawat Hossain ahead Narayanganj City Corporation polls.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says he rejects the outcome of the election that he lost to opposition leader Adama Barrow and calls for fresh elections.

On November 8, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised his country with an announcement banning 500- and 1,000-rupee notes-worth about $7 and $15 respectively - in a move to crack down on tax evasion, black money, corruption and terrorism funding.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia observes that the country’s human rights situation deteriorated significantly due to the repression and oppression of the ruling party.

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed has said that the Election Commission will be helpless if it works under a political government during elections.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq says BNP founder Ziaur Rahman took part in the Liberation War on “circumstantial ground instead of ideological stance”.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her party's stance to accept any decision made by the president to reconstitute the election commission for a free, fair and impartial general election.

Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Zabed Ali says that all necessary steps will be taken to hold a free, fair and acceptable election to the Narayanganj City Corporation.

There is a huge fundamental difference between the actions of fallen military dictator General HM Ershad and the former Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed.

US President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate professional wrestling magnate and former Senate candidate Linda McMahon as his choice to head the Small Business Administration.

A special court in Dhaka fixes December 15 as the next date of hearing in Zia Charitable Trust graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2011.

Mahbubul Hoque Shakil is laid to rest at his Mymensingh hometown after hundreds of people paid tributes to him.

Mahbubul Haque Shakil, special assistant to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, died of cardiac arrest in Dhaka, family sources say. Also a former vice president and organising secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Shakil was the deputy press secretary to the AL chief since the 1/11 political changeover.

A High Court delivers split verdict on a writ petition that challenged the legality of Awami League leader Nizam Uddin Hazari’s parliament membership.

South Korean President Park Geun Hye signals she would be willing to step down in April as opposition lawmakers say they might have enough votes to impeach her over an influence-peddling scandal.

President Abdul Hamid will hold dialogue with all registered political parties to discuss the reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC). The dialogue will begin after December 16, says President's Press Secretary Joynal Abedin.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces his resignation, hours after it was confirmed he had suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform.

The cabinet decides to double the amount of compensation to the owner if the government wants to acquire his land. According to the decision, the owners will get compensation three times more whereas they are getting one and a half times more than the property price at present.