With the national election just around the corner, both pro-government and anti-government elements are out to manipulate public opinion through a vigorous campaign on social media platforms and private messaging apps, turning them into hotbeds of spin doctoring, disinformation and fake news.

Five buses were torched in the capital last night, hours before the BNP and like-minded parties enforce a fresh two-day blockade across the country from 6:00am today.

After five years, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to visit Khulna today to attend a rally at the city’s Circuit House ground as the chief guest.

BNP yesterday said the Chinese Ambassa-dor Yao Wen’s recent comment on Bangladesh’s next national election does not reflect the hopes and aspirations of people.

A pick-up van was set on fire by unidentified criminals in Gazipur's Joydebpur

DMP tells petrol pumps

The incidents took place in Arambagh, Gabtoli, Gulistan, Jatrabari, Kafrul

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought to vote for “boat”, urging the people to elect Awami League again to attain the “developing nation” status and complete the unfinished works

BNP today said the Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen's recent comment on Bangladesh's next national election does not reflect the hopes and aspirations of people.

Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) President Kader Siddique today said BNP has people's support after October 28 as they set vehicles on fire in name of the movement

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the party has two tasks to deal with ahead of the elections.

The Guardian yesterday ran a story on the current political situation in Bangladesh focusing on the arrest and harassment of the opposition leaders and activists amid BNP’s anti-government movement just months before the national election.  

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque yesterday said the elections must be held on time to protect the constitution.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today asserted that Bangladesh is now under a “brutal” one-party rule like North Korea

Tangail District BNP General Secretary Advocate Farhad Iqbal and three local leaders of Jubo Dal in Feni were sent to jail today in two separate sabotage cases

India and the US today discussed the political developments in Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming national polls at a high-level meeting in New Delhi

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the party has two tasks to deal with ahead of the elections.

A total of 64 buses was set on fire in the capital from October 28 to November 9, police said today.

The BNP is planning to intensify its oust-government movement by blending hartals and blockades with programmes like sit-ins right after the announcement of the election schedule, party insiders said.

Over 350 people were arrested, 13 more cases filed and seven vehicles set on fire yesterday, with the 48-hour nationwide blockade, called by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, ending at 6:00am today.