A new political platform, United Peoples Bangladesh (UP Bangladesh), was launched yesterday.

BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday slammed the recent investment summit, describing it as a “circus” and arguing that no genuine investment would come to Bangladesh without political stability.

The programme will be held centrally at the Shabagh intersection at around 3:00pm today

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday that some recent incidents, including former president Abdul Hamid’s departure from the country, are raising doubts among people about the interim government’s ability to fulfil its responsibilities.

Demanding a ban on the Awami League, different political parties and student organisations blocked the capital’s Shahbagh intersection yesterday afternoon and vowed not to leave until their demand was met.

Local leaders and activists of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Students Against Discrimination blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar tonight, demanding a ban on the Awami League (AL)

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam warned this evening that students and people would “march once again” to Dhaka from across the country, unless the government banned the Awami League

The announcement came during an ongoing protest programme that began last night in front of Jamuna.

Initially, Hasnat Abdullah led a group of protesters to Jamuna around 10:00pm Thursday. Later, Nahid and Akhtar brought another group around 1:00am today

Mahfuj Alam and Asif Mahmud, the two student representatives in the interim government’s advisory council, should step down from their positions and stand with the people on the streets, opined National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener Tajnuva Jabeen.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said fascist bureaucrats are still running the country and claimed that the majority of the officials at the Secretariat are fascist loyalists.

Mahfuj did not elaborate on the specific legal amendments or timeline for the formation of the new tribunal

"Uniting all forces against 'fascist forces and their agents' while ensuring students' 'rightful stake' will offer redemption"

She returned to Dhaka on Tuesday morning after a four-month stay in London

Claiming that about 75 percent of the people want the election to be held now, BNP Chairperson’s advisory council member Zainul Abedin Farroque yesterday urged the chief adviser to take steps in this regard instead of “wasting time in the name of reform”.

Khaleda Zia has returned -- healed and ready to get back into the political fray.

Hours after returning home, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's wife Zubaida Rahman went to Square Hospital in the capital to visit her ailing mother Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu

BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain said that the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman will soon return to Bangladesh and take the lead in restoring democracy..“Zubaida Rahman has come back today. Zaima Rahman has joined a political programme in America. The day is not far of

Doctors advise the BNP chief complete rest as she feels unwell

Khaleda Zia, accompanied by her two daughters-in-law Zubaida Rahman and Syeda Sharmila Rahman, is now on way to her Gulshan residence