Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna appeared in a political programme today, ending speculation about his absence from the political scene

Miscreants broke the glass of a parked bus and set it afire using petrol around 7:20pm at Kumargaon bus stand

If any country crosses the line and interferes into Bangladesh’s domestic affairs, Dhaka will try to remain engaged with them, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen in New Delhi.

Jubo League and Chhatra League activists surrounded a BNP leader and then handed him over to police in Feni yesterday.

Former state minister for information and broadcasting Murad Hassan, who had to resign from cabinet for his misogynistic and abusive remarks, has not got the Awami League ticket to run for parliament this time.

He was arrested in Dhaka on October 27, a day before BNP's grand rally

After several weeks of indecision, another Islamist party, Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon (BKA), today announced to participate in the January 7 parliamentary election

Locals doused the blaze before fire engines reached the spot

Dialogue can be held with political parties, not with those who instigate violence, says Hasan Mahmud

The Awami League is yet to decide on seat-sharing with its partners of the 14-party alliance, party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today

Anwar Hossain Manju, joint convener of Juri Upazila Swechchhasebak Dal in Moulvibazar, has been expelled from the party for buying nomination forms of Trinamool BNP to participate in the 12th parliamentary election

With the deadline for submitting nomination papers to the Election Commission only a week away, the BNP now faces two challenges: preventing defection from the party and drawing up fresh programmes to keep the anti-government movement going.

Tension has grown in Jatiya Party as its wing authorised to sell nomination forms yesterday refused to give forms to the leaders loyal to Chief Patron Raushan Ershad.

Star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is set to start a new career in politics as he got the ruling Awami League’s ticket to run for parliament from Magura-1 constituency.

BNP’s national executive committee member Khandkar Ahsan Habib, who was recently expelled from the party, has filed his nomination papers to contest the 12th national election for Tangail-5 (Sadar) constituency.

The Awami League will unveil the final list of its candidates on Sunday to contest the 12th national parliamentary election, the party’s general secretary Obaidul Quader said today

Akramul Haque Guddu, 35, an aide to councillor Md Moniruzzaman of ward 27, was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital with a bullet injury to his right leg, say police

A total of 137 leaders and activists of BNP and its front organisations were sentenced yesterday in three cases filed over political violence.

The BNP appears to be in for even tougher times in the next few weeks with the government going all out to make sure the party does not gain momentum in its oust-the-government movement.

Little-known parties are planning big for the January 7 polls and a number of them are selling nomination forms to anyone willing to buy so that they can field candidates in all 300 constituencies.