The Election Commission recommended punishment for 134 officials involved in Gaibandha-5 by-polls after its probe found their involvement in irregularities and negligence in performing duties.

The BNP yesterday told IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun that they wanted to hold their Dhaka divisional rally at Nayapaltan central office on December 10.

Defying obstacles, BNP leaders and activists continued pouring into Rajshahi city yesterday as an indefinite transport strike came into force in the division’s eight districts in the morningahead of the party’s rally tomorrow.

A Faridpur court yesterday sent 16 people to jail on charges of violence during the BNP rally in the district.

The nomination papers of all 10 mayor aspirants are valid for Rangpur City Corporation election, said Election Commission officials yesterday.

Police filed a case against 31 BNP leaders and activists following yesterday's violence during the party's protest rally in Faridpur.

The BNP today demanded that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) take steps to withdraw “ghost cases filed against the party’s activists across the country recently. .A BNP delegation led by the party's Vice-Chairman Barkatullah Bulu today met IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun at the Poli

A BNP delegation led by the party's Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu is holding a meeting with Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun at the police headquarters to discuss the December 10 rally and the recent arrests of party men.

The BNP will meet the inspector general of police today to press again for permission to hold its December 10 rally in front of its Nayapaltan office.

The Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday stayed till December 5 a High Court order that cleared the way for Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader to perform the responsibilities of his post.

While the Jatiya Party has apparently succeeded in talking its rebel candidates out of the upcoming Rangpur city mayoral race, the ruling Awami League is still facing a difficult situation with two of its rebels already having filed nomination papers.

At least eight BNP men were injured after an attack allegedly by Chhatra League and Jubo League men on a rally at Faridpur Press Club yesterday afternoon.

At least eight people were injured when BNP men came under attack allegedly by BCL and Jubo League men during a rally at Faridpur Press Club today..BNP leaders claimed the attack was carried out in front of police around 4:00pm..Meanwhile, police arrested several people in connection

Police today gave BNP permission to hold a mass rally in Rajshahi on December 3 under eight conditions.

BNP today asked the government to change their decision and allow the party to hold their rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters..“We want to say clearly, please change your decision and try to understand what people want. Take initiative so that we can hold the rally in Nayapaltan

A delegation of BNP led by its Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu will meet Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun tomorrow afternoon at the police headquarters.

The Supreme Court chamber judge today stayed till December 5 a High Court order that cleared the way for Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader to partake in party activities.

Court will take steps if BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia attends the party’s December 10 rally in Dhaka, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today.

The BNP wants to hold the Dhaka rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters on December 10. But the government said the party must hold it at Suhrawardy Udyan, not Nayapaltan. Both the Awami League and the BNP are at loggerheads over the rally venue.

The government and the BNP appear to be on a collision course over the venue of the latter’s much-talked about December 10 Dhaka rally as neither would budge on its stance.