Left-leaning parties in the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday took a firm stance against any possible inclusion of Islamist political parties in the combine.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said most of the Awami League candidates will lose their security money if the next national election is held under a non-party neutral government.."Awami League won't get even 30 seats if the election is held under a caretaker or neu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated that the Election Commission is totally independent to conduct the country’s next general election.

The BNP yesterday said they would not take part in any election held under the incumbent government.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday claimed BNP-Jamaat leaders orchestrated the attack on the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh, monitoring it from Dhaka and London.

The government is set to extend the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence by six more months after Law Minister Anisul Huq gave his opinion in this regard.

Describing the attacks on Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh as a "premeditated" one, BNP today alleged that the government orchestrated the incident to make a political gain by putting the blame on its political opponents

The government is set to extend the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail sentence by six more months, after Law Minister Anisul Huq gave his opinion in this regard.

The BNP has been pushing its 10-point demand, which includes the government stepping down and a non-partisan interim government stepping in during the next national election, slated for late this year or early next year

The BNP will hold rallies in all metropolitan cities on March 18 to press home its 10-point demand, including that the government steps down.

"Telling lies, indulging in corruption and looting are their (BNP leaders) habits," she said while addressing a rally in Mymensingh

The event, held in front of Jatiya Press Club, was presided over by Maj (retd) Abdul Wahab Minar, joint convenor of the party

Dhaka city unit BNP (north) organised the programme from Abdullahpur to Airport-Jamuna Future Park-Badda-Rampura to Malibagh Rail gate. At the same time, the Dhaka city unit BNP (south) formed the human chain from Malibagh rail gate to Jatrabari via Mouchak-Shantinagar-Kakrail-Nayapaltan-Fakirapul-Arambagh-Motijheel's Shapla Chattar-Ittefaq-Tikatuli

The movement of some trains - Jaria Local, Mohanganj Local, Dewanganj Local, Dhaleswari Express, Turag Express, Tangail Commuter -- will remain closed

It is up to the court to decide whether BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be able to take part in politics and polls, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.

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.