A group of eminent citizens yesterday strongly condemned the appointment of lobbyists by Jamaat to convince the US and UK governments to impose sanctions against Bangladesh.

A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the bail petitions of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party’s standing committee member Mirza Abbas for the third time in a case filed over the December 7 clash between police and party men in Nayapaltan.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the people rejected BNP’s December 10 rally like they had abandoned the party during the voter-less election on February 15 in 1996.

If political parties don’t find common ground on setting up an acceptable election-time government, the country could face a political crisis, said political analysts and opposition leaders yesterday.

After a long hiatus, Hefajat-e Islam, the Qawmi madrasa-based organisation is becoming active to strengthen the organisation once again and press home its 13-point demand, including scrapping “anti-Islam” women and education policies.

Daisy Sarwar and Sharmin Sultana Lily have been made president and general secretary of Jubo Mohila League. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader made the announcement at the third triennial council of Jubo Mohila League at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.

The Election Commission will announce on Sunday the schedule for by-elections to the parliamentary seats that fell vacant following the resignation of the BNP lawmakers.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the third triennial council of Jubo Mohila League at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka this noon..Sheikh Hasina, also the ruling Awami League president, inaugurated the council around 12:00pm by hoisting national and party flags and releasing balloons.

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader cannot perform functions of his post till January 9.

BNP should take part in the upcoming general election if its leaders believe in democracy. Staging protests and creating anarchy on the roads will not solve anything, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday.

A positive message will go to the country’s people if the Rangpur City Corporation election is held in a free and fair manner through electronic

The High Court yesterday said detained BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas should have been given the division facilities in jail even earlier in compliance with the magistrate court order.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said  BNP’s “plan to persuade the US and UK governments” to put sanctions on the Bangladesh government and its institutions has failed.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that her Awami League party safeguards human rights instead of violating in Bangladesh.

The High Court today said BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas should have been given division facilities in prison much earlier in compliance with the magistrate court's order.

The Supreme Court today ruled that GM Quader cannot perform responsibilities as Jatiya Party Chairman.

BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas today sought bail again in a case over the December-7 clash between police and the party men in the capital's Nayapaltan area.

A Dhaka court yesterday rejected bail petitions of 105 activists of BNP’s front organisations in a case filed over the December 7 clash in the capital’s Nayapaltan.

Responding to the ruling Awami League’s request not to organise processions in the capital on December 24, the BNP last night decided to reschedule its programme.

The foreign ministry has told all diplomatic missions in Dhaka that the BNP planned to take control of the streets forcefully through its grand rally on December 10 and invite a vested quarter to power by creating anarchy.