The BNP today called a fresh two-day countrywide blockade from 6:00am on Sunday

Police detained four persons, including Sylhet city unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) General Secretary Md Fazlay Rabbi Ahsan, during a clash between police and BNP men at Sylhet city's Jharnarpar area this evening

BNP and Jamaat leaders and activists continue to be on the receiving end of a conviction spree in cases filed years ago over political violence.

Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a body of pro-BNP lawyers, yesterday alleged that 20,326 opposition leaders and activists were arrested in more than 837 “fabricated and ghost cases” filed after October 28.

Homes and businesses of BNP leaders and activists are being vandalised or captured by AL leaders and activists, alleged BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday.

Awami League will not accept delaying of the elections beyond January 29, said its General Secretary Obaidul Quader.    

Leader of the Opposition and JP Chief Patron Raushan Ershad today said she will not participate in the upcoming election

BNP leader Omar granted bail in arson case

Abu Musa Sarkar, general secretary of Mymensingh district Jatiya Party, has been given a nomination from Mymensingh-4 constituency to contest the 12th national election

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi claimed that the government is obtaining nomination forms under the names of BNP leaders by forging National Identity Card data

Police arrested Fazlur Rahman Khokon, former president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, from Dhaka’s Hatirjheel area yesterday

Many Awami League nominees find themselves in a dicey situation, as they may have to face a tough challenge from party colleagues running as independents or incur the high command’s wrath for an uncontested win.

Six-year-old Siyam stood in front of the Jatiya Press Club with his mother yesterday, showing everyone a photo of his father and pleading, “Release my father.”

The confusion over the Awami League sharing seats with its 14-party allies is apparently clearing up as AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said his party will share seats with its alliance partners after observing the political situation.

As many as 57 leaders and activists of the BNP and its front organisations were sentenced to different jail terms yesterday in two cases filed in the capital over political violence.

The rift between GM Quader and Raushan Ershad, the two most known leaders of the Jatiya Party, has put the parliament’s main opposition in serious trouble.

BNP needs to inform the Election Commission within the next two days if they want to join polls, said Election Commissioner Md Alamgir yesterday.

A Jubo Dal leader who had a heart attack in jail was treated at a hospital in the capital earlier this month while in bar fetters and handcuffs.

BNP is set to start its eighth spell of blockade today, imposing a 24-hour nationwide blockade on roads, rails, and waterways.

BNP leaders, who cannot accept the leadership of the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, will take part in the upcoming election, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday.