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.

The rift between two Jatiya Party factions, led by Raushan Ershad and GM Quader, could melt away as the two leaders held a meeting at a city hotel yesterday and discussed ways to overcome their differences.

Police today forced decorator workers to remove the pandal they were setting up on a filed in the city’s Sepoypara area for arranging stay of BNP’s December 3 rally participants.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said, “Just wearing a Mujib coat doesn’t prove that you are a true soldier of Bangabandhu. To be Mujib’s soldier, one must uphold his ideals.”

Soon after the DMP gave permission to BNP to hold its December 10 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, the party said it will stage the programme in front of the Nayapaltan office.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has given permission to the BNP to hold its December 10 rally at the capital's Suhrawardy Udyan under 26 conditions. 

BNP will announce a set of programmes during its December 10 rally to ensure that the government steps down, said BNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday.

Awami League will not obstruct BNP’s December 10 rally, but it “will not just stand by” if BNP activists come with sticks in hand, said AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.

Police picked up four people after raiding BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ashim’s house in the capital’s Dhanmondi yesterday.

Police picked up four people after raiding BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ashim's house in the capital's Dhanmondi.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said fair elections will be held in the country under the Election Commission.

The Election Commission yesterday said the law ministry has not yet responded to its letters regarding the proposed amendments to the electoral law.

Amid the speculation that Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader might form an alliance with BNP, the party’s chief patron and opposition leader Raushan Ershad yesterday unequivocally said there is no question of forming an electoral alliance with BNP.

Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) 30th national council will be held on December 6 instead of December 8, to ensure BNP’s December 10 rally is held in a smooth manner, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the ruling Awami League leaders to ensure that no transport strike was called ahead of BNP’s December 10 rally in the capital.

The Election Commission today said the law ministry has not yet responded to their proposal of bringing an amendment to electoral law ignoring their repeated calls.

Jatiya Party chief patron and Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad today said people of the country want change for progress and peace, which only Jatiya Party can provide and certainly not the BNP..She also unequivocally said that there was no question of an alliance with the BNP..The o

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Bangladesh Chhatra League's (BCL) central rally will be held on December 6 instead of December 8 to ensure BNP's December 10 rally is held in a smooth manner.

Opposition leader Raushan Ershad returned to Bangladesh today after receiving treatment at Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok for around five months.