The Election Commission must be reformed before the national election, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.

The law ministry yesterday received a petition from the home ministry seeking another extension of the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail term.

Terming the govern-ment’s power deal with the Indian Adani Group anti-state, BNP yesterday demanded immediate cancellation of the agreement.

Eight special trains will run in different routes of Mymensingh on Saturday to facilitate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's rally at Circuit House there, according to a letter issued by Bangladesh Railway

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government was looking into the recent incidents of explosion and fire to ascertain whether the BNP had committed those after failing with its movement.

A school headmaster has filed a case against a Chhatra League leader and 11 others alleging extortion and vandalism in the primary school he runs in Sirajganj's Tarash upazila

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the government was looking into the recent incidents of explosion and fire to check whether the BNP had a hand in those after failing in their movement

"Explosions have been taking place one after another in the country for the past few days. These incidents are happening as there is no supervision of the construction work of the buildings or their maintenance," he said

"The government will have to accept their responsibility. Primarily, the failure is on the government's part. Why couldn't they notice this?" GM Quader asked

Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua has said there is a competition between the ruling Awami League and the BNP over doing religion-based politics and trying to prove which party is more pro-religion.

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon said the practice of alliance-based politics was never there in the 14-party alliance and it is still absent.

With the ruling Awami League apparently reaching out to some right-wing political parties to forge a bigger electoral alliance, a gap with its left allies keeps widening since the national polls in 2018.

Different intelligence agencies have been conducting surveys regularly to help Awami League find acceptable candidates for the next national election, said AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday ruled out any immediate prospect of dialogue between the ruling party and BNP.

Communist Party General Secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince today said people are living under the misrule of the Awami League.

The Election Commission is preparing to hold city corporation polls in Barishal, Gazipur, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet between June and September ahead of the next national election. 

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury today termed the government's power deal with India's Adani Group as "anti-state" and demanded its cancellation

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), one of the oldest political parties of the country, is set to celebrate its 75th founding anniversary tomorrow

BNP condemned the clash that took place in an annual religious event of the Ahmadiyya community on Friday in Panchagarh

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government will take decision about extending the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail after receiving application to this effect.