Awami League President and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh once democracy is restored, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy told PTI

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a ban on the inclusion of leaders and activists from other political parties or non-political individuals into the party until further notice

Vice-chancellors of two more public universities -- Rajshahi University and Islamic University (IU), Kushtia -- resigned after the Awami League-led government was dissolved amid a student movement.

Expressing his optimism, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday hoped that Professor Muhammad Yunus would be successful in leading the interim government.

Md Asaduz-zaman, a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and a BNP leader, has been appointed as new attorney general of Bangladesh.

BNP yesterday called for calm and unity and ensuring the safety of all irrespective of religion, race and identity as well as immediate election.

Leaders and activities of Awami League and its front organisations in Gopalganj today vowed to bring back Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as prime minister and fled the country on Monday following a massive uprising, to the country.

Acting chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to address the rally virtually as the chief guest

Former PM's son says she will stay in Delhi for a while

Following the fall of the Awami League government, BNP will hold a rally in front of its Nayapaltan central office in Dhaka tomorrow (Wednesday)

Just a day after the fall of the Awami League government, the leaders and activists of the student wing of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami – Islami Chhatra Shibir -- took control of two colleges in Chattogram

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday called upon people to remain calm and exercise restraint to maintain peace and stability in the country following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.

Workers Party of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Tarikat Federation, two partners of the ruling Awami League led-14 party alliance, yesterday urged the government to immediately fulfill the nine-point demand of the protesting students.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the government to step down instead of trying to buy more time and indulging in killing and bloodshed.

Awami League's scheduled mourning procession will not take place today due to "inclement weather conditions", according to a press release issued by Awami League last night

Communist Party of Bangladesh this evening demanded that the Sheikh Hasina-led government resign without any further delay and take initiative for a political solution to the ongoing problem

BNP Secretary General Fakhrul yesterday condemned the “attacks by law enforcement and ruling party activists” on students during their prayers and mass procession programme.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said even after fulfilling the students’ demand for quota reform, a vested quarter is continuing an ill effort to gain its interest by playing the government-versus-students game.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today condemned the "attacks by law enforcement and ruling party activists" on students during their prayer and mass procession programme.

The government yesterday banned Jamaat-e-Islami and all its front organisations and entities, including Islami Chhatra Shibir.