Clashes, and attacks and arrests of BNP men marked the day before the much-hyped municipality polls today, casting doubt over the election's being free and fair.

The US embassy in Dhaka warns its citizens of ‘possible attacks’ against hotels and clubs in Dhaka city potentially in connection with New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Thirty two persons of different professions yesterday in a statement demanded withdrawal of Chittagong City Corporation's (CCC)

A Dhaka court yesterday adjourned till February 17 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others in connection with the Niko graft case.

Leaders of Jatiya Party have been conspicuous by their absence in the media ahead of the municipality polls, in which they have failed to live up to their own expectations of having at least 200 mayor candidates due to lack of preparation.

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that asked the returning officer concerned to allow Awami League's rebel mayor candidate Ahsan Habib Pranjol to contest in the Kachua municipality election in Chandpur.

The BNP decided to stay in the battle of municipality polls until the last moment tomorrow, party chief Khaleda Zia said, reiterating her demand for army deployment for the sake of free and fair polls.

Condemning the outrageous remarks of BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy about martyred intellectuals and BNP chief Khaleda Zia's questioning of the number of martyrs in the Liberation War, Projonmo '71 demanded a "Liberation War Denial Act" immediately.

The BNP has instructed its mayoral candidates and their polling agents not to leave the election centres “under any circumstances” during the casting of ballots, and that they stay there till the announcement of election results.

International Crimes Tribunal's investigation agency yesterday said to have found evidence of crimes committed by eight persons, including a former Awami League (AL) leader and a Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker, from Habiganj, Kishoreganj and Gaibandha during the 1971 Liberation War.

Two crew of a cargo ship, abducted by a gang of robbers in the Meghna River near Tankir Bazar in Ramgati upazila of Laxmipur district on

The Dhaka city unit of the Awami League has been without new elected leadership for more than a decade now, and there are no signs

Four Bangladeshi women and a minor girl returned home through Benapole check post in Jessore district on

Brick kilns in Patuakhali and Barguna districts are illegally using firewood instead of coal to fire the kilns. On

Initially Mizanur Rahman and Rekha Khatun, villagers of Jhenidah's Moheshpur upazila, weren't sure whether or not to send their son

Influential people like some members of police and political activists are behind doing businesses illegally occupying the capital's roads and footpaths, the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) said yesterday.

The High Court yesterday denied bail to Bodiuzzaman Bodi, pro-BNP mayoral candidate for Savar municipality election,

Thieves took away cash, gold ornaments and other valubles worth about Tk three lakh from the hosue of additional deputy commissioner

The BNP yesterday told foreign envoys that deployment of the army during the December 30 municipal polls could ease people's “fear and concern” over holding the elections in a free and fair manner.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to allow Awami League's rebel candidate Ahsan Habib