No long-distance buses left or entered Dhaka since morning.

A murder case was filed against BNP men over the killing of a police constable during the clash between law enforcers and BNP men in the capital's Fakirapool area.

Detective Branch of police picked up BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from his Gulshan residence in Dhaka this morning

A bus was torched at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka this morning

The helper of a bus was killed and its driver was injured after unidentified arsonists set fire to a bus of Achim Paribahan in Dhaka's Demra area early today

Those who will try to harm people's lives or property in the name of hartal would face the maximum force of law, said the DMP chief

The armed and bloody attacks on their programme were a reflection of what the AL leaders and police have said since the announcement of the rally, says the BNP leader

BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan today said the "cold-blooded' attack on BNP rally was "slyly crafted" by the government in a bid to crush people's aspiration for the restoration of democracy in the country

The ruling Awami League yesterday said it would face the BNP politically and resist its hartal throughout the country.

The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday held a rally in the capital’s Arambagh despite police’s announcement earlier that the Islamist party would not be allowed to organise any gathering.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said any attempt to create chaos in the country in the name of movement will be dealt with iron hands.

The BNP yesterday alleged that the government drew up a “master plan” to attack its rally after witnessing the enormous gathering.

Downtown Dhaka turned into a battlefield yesterday as BNP activists and police clashed, leading to the death of a policeman and a ward-level BNP leader.

A fire engine of Fire Service and Civil Defence was torched in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur area this evening

Says its embassy in Dhaka condemning the political violence

Another person succumbed to his injuries which he received during today’s clashes between BNP men and police in the city’s Nayapaltan area

A dawn-to-dusk hartal will be observed to protest the attack on the BNP rally and the arrest of its leaders and activists from different parts of the country

The capital witnessed around five hours of clashes today centring the Awami League and BNP rallies

The ruling Awami League announced today that the party will hold "peace rallies" across the country tomorrow.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today categorically said BNP will gain nothing by threatening to oust her government through movements.