Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said AL will not force BNP to participate in the upcoming national polls, but it will resist the latter if it tries to foil the election.

BNP yesterday threatened that the election under a partisan government will be resisted.

"They [the government] want to hold an election like what they did in the past. They want to steal votes. Should we allow them to steal votes?" said Mirza Fakhrul

"India-Bangladesh ties have always been marked by openness, trust, cooperation and mutual respect … We have successfully utilised the relationship [with Bangladesh] to conclude long-standing land and maritime boundary agreements," the resolution said

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there is no comparison between her party and the BNP.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can’t participate in elections because of her convictions in corruption cases, said Law Minister Anisul Huq.

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance is “non-functional”.

Over 100 leaders and activists of the BNP were held during the party’s nationwide road march programme yesterday.

Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP was "involved" in the conspiracy of BDR mutiny.

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon today came down heavily on the prospect of Awami League-led 14-party coalition and said the coalition politics is no longer in practice.

At least 60 BNP activists were injured in the clash

The army had conducted an investigation into the incident, but the nation has not yet got the full report of that probe, he said.

At least six activists were injured in the police action, party sources claimed

Although they are yet to be reinstated to their previous political posts, they are carrying out political activities secretly and lobbying top AL leaders to regain their ground in politics

Amid conflicting statements from ministers over the legality of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia getting involved in politics, a more pressing question comes to the fore: whether she is physically fit enough to become active in politics.

Dew was suffering from cancer for a long time and breathed his last at 10:30pm while undergoing treatment at a private hospital

Chhatra League men have beaten up the head teacher of a school in Manikganj’s Harirampur upazila for refusing to pay “donation” money.

With their conflicting remarks, four ministers have caused confusion about whether BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can engage in politics.

Both the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP are out to get one religion-based party as an electoral ally, a gain which may help boost the vote bank ahead of the next general polls.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has said the country’s law and order may deteriorate and public safety may be jeopardised if the next national election is held without a political consensus.