A local Awami League leader has assaulted a school headmaster in Kurigram's Rowmari over the recruitment of teachers.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the directives of foreigners will not be allowed as democracy prevails in Bangladesh.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the directives of foreigners will not be allowed in running a democracy.

The most discussed question within the ruling Awami League at the moment is -- who will be the 22nd president of Bangladesh?

Raushan Ershad, the chief patron of the Jatiya Party, and its Chairman GM Quader yesterday called for putting aside all differences.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the full text of a verdict observed that none of the government organs, including the executive,can interfere with the Election Commission’s functions as the commission is independent under the constitution.

The High Court yesterday questioned the provision that prohibited former government officials from contesting Jatiya Sangsad elections in the three years after retirement.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP should be banned for lying and conspiracy.

BNP has vowed to make the ongoing anti-government movement for “restoring democracy” a success, marking the 87th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman.

The European Union is interested in sending polls observers for Bangladesh’s next general election.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for establishing dedicated hospital for the children in every division of the country to provide better healthcare for them.

BNP yesterday said the government lied about the lifting of US sanctions on Rab, which became clear through the recent statement of the US embassy in Dhaka.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the US has not imposed more sanction against the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) as their activities and human rights situation in Bangladesh have improved significantly.

BNP Chairperson’s Advisor Abdus Salam, also convener of the party’s Dhaka South city unit, got released from Keraniganj jail today.

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has said her party never thinks what it will get by working for people, rather it considers what they could do for people's welfare.

The BNP today said the government lied about the lifting of US sanctions on Rab, which became clear through the recent statement of the US embassy in Dhaka.

BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain today alleged that the ruling Awami League has ruined all the achievements of the nation.

The High Court today directed the Election Commission to allow Ashraful Hossain alias Hero Alom to contest the upcoming Bogura-4 and Bogura-6 by-elections as an independent candidate.

At least 30 people, including 20 cops, were injured in clashes between police and BNP leaders and activists during the opposition party’s demonstration in Chattogram city’s Kazir Dewri area yesterday afternoon.

As the BNP staged a rally in front of its Nayapaltan central office, ruling Awami League stayed on Dhaka streets throughout the day yesterday and held programmes at five points.