The Awami League has decided to forge a new electoral alliance eying the upcoming national polls, after facing backlash from some of its 14-party alliance partners over the planned inclusion of some Islamist parties in it.

Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alom, who fought in the Dhaka-17 by-elections as an independent candidate, today announced that he would not join any more election under the ruling Awami League

BNP’s leaders and activists took part in a procession in the capital to protest the killing of Krishak Dal activist Sajeeb Hossain in Lakshmipur.

The statement made by foreign missions in Dhaka over the attack on a candidate of Dhaka-17 by-election is a clear violation of the Vienna Convention, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Thursday.

About 11,000 leaders and activists of the BNP and its front organisations were sued yesterday in 16 cases filed in Dhaka and seven other districts over clashes between supporters of the opposition party and Awami League and police personnel.

The BNP’s programmes yesterday were peaceful in Dhaka and Khulna but there was violence in Chattogram and Dinajpur.

The Awami League yesterday urged the BNP to quit the path of movement and join the next national polls.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hinted that there will soon be a new political alliance and it will take to the streets in support of the government, according to sources familiar with the development.

In a stark contrast to most of the political parties who have already decided on their preferred election-time government for the upcoming national polls, the Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, finds itself in a disarray due to conflicting visions within its top leadership.

BNP today said it would bring out a mourning rally tomorrow protesting the deaths of one of their fellow men during yesterday's road march programme

Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of the Hajee Danesh Science and Technology University have been accused of attacking a motorcade of BNP men on their way to join a prescheduled road march

AL leaders say BNP activists behind the attack; BNP leaders say accusation 'baseless'

The "peace and development" procession of the ruling Awami League has started from the Satrasta intersection following a brief rally..Thousands of activists of AL and its associated bodies have joined the procession..While speaking at the rally, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader ur

The ruling Awami League will bring out a "march for peace and development" in the capital today for the second day in a row

BNP leaders and activists have begun their march from capital's Abdullahpur area to press home their one-point demand for polls under a non-party interim government

BNP leaders have begun gathering in Abdullahpur area to begin their road march programme for the second day to press home their one-point demand for polls under a non-party interim government

The Awami League yesterday called upon its activists to stay united and maintain discipline ahead of the national election.

Attacks on BNP processions in the capital and different districts left one activist dead and over 350 others injured as the party supporters marched demanding resignation of the government yesterday.

Routes of BNP, AL processions today

The turnout of 11.50 percent voters on Monday’s by-polls to Dhaka-17 was the lowest in any by-election held in the last four years, excluding the ones held amid coronavirus restrictions.