Five people, including leaders of Students Against Discrimination, were arrested on extortion charges in the capital yesterday.

The meeting reviewed the progress in withdrawing false cases filed against Hefazat leaders, activists and Islamic scholars during the 'fascist regime'

Calls for unity to resist evil efforts to foil election

Police filed a case at Karnaphuli Police Station accusing the youths aged between 16 and 18 under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said the spirit of the Liberation War must be protected from authoritarian politics.

The longer the election is delayed, the more complications and questions the interim government will face, given its lack of coordination and inexperience in governance, warned BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy yesterday.

He spoke with Towkir's father Tahurul Islam, mother Saleha Khatun, wife Nizhum and other relatives

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded exemplary punishment for former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque, holding him directly responsible for the gravest political and constitutional crises in Bangladesh's history.

Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser for the southern region of the National Citizen Party (NCP), yesterday said the “fascist” Awami League is attempting to reorganise itself by capitalising on the recent Milestone School tragedy.

She reached the hospital around 1:48am after leaving her Gulshan residence “Firoza” at 1:18am

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged political parties to make their unity against fascism more visible, as signs of conspiracies by defeated forces are becoming evident.

The mourning programme was observed to honour the victims of the tragedy

The 18th day of the second phase of the dialogue began shortly after 11:00am

The government has major administrative failures and is struggling to maintain law and order, said four political parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, during a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Yunus.

'Each party affirmed that there is no disagreement or division among them regarding the need to resist fascism,' says law adviser

BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy yesterday asked why a training aircraft exercise was carried out over a crowded city area.

The majority of political parties, excluding the BNP and its allies, yesterday agreed that a party chief should not be eligible to serve as prime minister.

'During this mourning period in the nation, I call upon all pro-democracy stakeholders for calm and cohesion,' says BNP acting chief

Says consensus commission

Emphasiaing the urgency of reaching a national consensus within the next 10 days, National Consensus Commission Vice-President Prof Ali Riaz has said they feel obligated to complete the National Charter, popularly known as the “July Charter”, by July 31.