The BNP has called for a 48-hour nationwide hartal from tomorrow morning, which includes the voting day, in protest of the January 7 national election.

BNP leader Moyeen Khan yesterday said the government will suffer a crushing defeat in the “dummy election” on January 7.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not care about visa policies or any sanction from the “other side of the Atlantic”.

Candidates of Trinamool BNP, Bangladesh Supreme Party and Bangladesh Nationalist Movement are in a fix as Awami League and independent candidates are contesting in all the constituencies in Chattogram.

Leaders of religious minority communities yesterday demanded effective security measures for minorities, as, according to their claim, many of them are passing days amid insecurity surrounding the national election.

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today spoke at her last public rally in Narayanganj ahead of the 12th parliamentary polls to be held on January 7

The BNP today announced that it will bring out processions and conduct countrywide mass contact programmes tomorrow to garner public support for its campaign to boycott the January 7 parliamentary election

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not care about visa policies or any sanction from the "other side of the Atlantic"

At least 20 people including five journalists were injured in a clash between supporters of the Jamalpur-5 Awami League candidate and those of an independent candidate last night

Chattogram-2 constituency’s Tariqat Federation candidate Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizbhandari said he has quit the January 7 national election to ensure victory for the Awami League (AL) candidate

Gono Odhikar Parishad convener Reza Kibria stepped down from the party post last night

Jatiyo Party Chairman GM Quader said action will be taken against candidates who withdrew from the election without consulting central leaders, citing it as a breach of party discipline.

Chattogram-5 (Hathazari) constituency is known as a stronghold of Jatiyo Party as its co-chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud has won six times from this seat.

A Jubo Dal leader who reportedly fell sick in Bagerhat district jail died last night at a hospital in the district

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) will celebrate its 76th founding anniversary across the country tomorrow

Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina will join election rallies virtually in five districts and one upazila today

Pro-BNP and Jamaat lawyers observed countrywide court-boycott programme for second day today demanding “restoration of democracy and rule of law, and stopping injustice in the name of trials”.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said Prof Muhammad Yunus was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the court, and the Awami League government had nothing to do with the verdict.

Ganatantra Mancha, a platform of some opposition organisations, yesterday alleged that the Labour Court’s verdict against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is an outcome of the Awami League government’s political vengeance.

Ganatantra Mancha, a platform of some opposition organisations, today alleged that the Labour Court's verdict against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is an outcome of the Awami League government's political vengeance