Rebel chairman aspirants of union parishads from the Awami League and the BNP yesterday filed for candidacies in many places along with their party-nominated candidates on the last day for nomination submission.

Noting that many had advised Awami League (AL) to wage a movement together with BNP against the military-backed caretaker government in 2007-2008, the party General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said they faced the situation with prudence.

BNP has finalised single chairman candidates in 718 union parishads as of last night with the deadline for filing nomination for the upcoming UP polls expiring today.

Several people were injured in a scuffle between volunteers and BNP men at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital early yesterday when people paid their tributes to the Language Movement martyrs.

Four people were injured as two groups of students clashed over a trivial matter on the campus of Jatiya Kabi Kazi

Police yesterday rescued two-year-old child Leon, who was abducted 39 days ago from Aliganj area in Narayanganj, from Durgapur in

Awami League-backed Sommilito Ainjibi Somonnoy Parishad candidates won 13 out of 17 posts, including president

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia last night said the ruling party men keep on saying that they would not try to stop the BNP from holding its council, but “they are not giving us permission for a venue”.

Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif yesterday said most of the people of Bangladesh believed

BNP yesterday alleged that its chairmen hopefuls for the upcoming union parishad (UP) polls were facing harassment, intended at keeping them away from electioneering, in many places.

A Dhaka court yesterday deferred to April 12 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others in the Niko corruption case.

Filing of cases against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam has proved that the country is facing a crisis of free-thinking, says BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Seven Awami League lawmakers of Chittagong yesterday strongly criticised party leader ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury

Lambasting Pakistan for its “conspiracy” against Bangladesh, Awami League lawmaker Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim demanded in parliament yesterday that the government sever diplomatic ties with the neighbouring country.

For distorting the image of Bangabadhu Sheikh Mujibir Rahman, ruling party lawmaker MA Latif was declared persona non grata

The High Court yesterday released the full text of its verdict that rejected the two petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of proceedings in Gatco corruption case.

Awami League-led 14-party alliance will form a human chain across the country on February 24 in protest against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s controversial remarks over number of 1971 martyrs.

Police have pressed charges against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 52 other political leaders and activities in two cases filed in connection with vandalising and torching vehicles in January last year.

A top court in the United Arab Emirates yesterday sentenced four Emiratis to death after convicting them of joining the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, local media reported.

The BNP yesterday said holding Union Parishad (UP) polls on partisan lines might create unrest at the grassroots level and wreak havoc on public life.