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

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will join election rallies virtually in five districts and one upazila tomorrow

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has joined a campaign rally in Faridpur ahead of the January 7 national election

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

Faridpur is all set to welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she will visit the district today to attend a campaign rally ahead of the January 7 national election

Police arrested a BNP leader, also an UP chairman, from Gangachara upazila of Rangpur yesterday

Even though Jatiyo Party was spared several seats by Awami League as part of the ruling party’s seat-sharing policy, some of its candidates are not having smooth sailing as per expectation.

Time will tell whether Jatiyo Party will stay in the January 7 polls until the very end or not, said party chairman GM Quader.

An Awami League faction of Rajshahi city has extended support to the Worker’s Party leader Fazle Hossain Badsha in Rajshahi-2 constituency.

On Saturday afternoon, five to six youths were distributing leaflets in support of BNP’s call to boycott the elections in Barishal city.

BNP and its allies extended their ongoing mass outreach and leaflet distribution programme for three more days, starting today, to garner public support for the party’s call to boycott the January 7 election.

The BNP is now unlikely to go for programmes like hartals and blockades, fearing those may not yield the desired results and any violence could lead to fingers being pointed at the party.

Candidates of Jatiyo Party, the main opposition party in parliament, are vying for 265 seats on paper, but most of them are not campaigning.

Condemning the Labour Court's verdict against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, BNP today said the entire nation was ashamed of this judgment dictated by Gono Bhobon

BNP announced a three-day mass contact and leaflet distribution programme on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to drum up support for its campaign to boycott the January 7 national election

Thousands of supporters and activists poured into the Kalabagan ground in Dhaka to attend Awami League's campaign rally this afternoon, causing gridlocks on the roads in adjoining areas

The ruling Awami League will hold a campaign rally today at the Kalabagan field in Dhanmondi ahead of the January 7 national polls