The BNP top brass has decided not to go for any tougher action like hartal or blockade for now as they believe the government is intent on provoking violence on the street, which is a trap the opposition party should not walk into.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said their party will give a reply to the killing of Munshiganj Jubo Dal activist Shahidul Islam Shaon by ousting the government.

The ruling Awami League has hinted it will try to handle BNP’s ongoing protests deftly, as the government is under “pressure” from the international community for its highhandedness towards the opposition programmes.

The committee of Betagi upazila Chhatra League of Barguna has been dissolved after a video of its president consuming yaba went viral on Facebook.

Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader reportedly approved a 31-member committee for Rangpur on Tuesday with freedom fighter Abul Masud Nantu as convener and  Abdur Razzak as  secretary member.

At least 50 people including BNP leaders and activists, and police were injured during clashes between demonstrators and law enforcers in Muktarpur area of Munshiganj town yesterday.

Jatiya Party’s Chief Patron Raushan Ershad yesterday said she has “suspended” the special power bestowed upon the JP chairperson by the party’s charter, citing it contradictory to democracy and the constitution.

Police are spreading panic in the name of collecting personal information of leaders and activists of the BNP and other opposition parties going door to door, the BNP alleged yesterday.

Jatiya Party's Chief Patron Raushan Ershad today (September 21, 2022) said she has "suspended" the special power bestowed upon the JP chairperson by the party’s charter, citing it contradictory to democracy and the constitution.

KM Bajlul Haque Ripon, an independent chairman candidate for Manikganj zila parishad elections, has gone into hiding fearing attacks allegedly by ruling party-backed chairman candidate after he was threatened to withdraw his candidature.

A clash broke out between BNP activists and police in Munshiganj Sadar upazila this afternoon (September 21, 2022).

Jatiya Party's Rangpur District Convener Committee has been approved, excluding Moshiur Rahman Ranga, who was the presidium member and the chief whip of the opposition in Jatiya Sangsad.

The BNP has finalised the draft of a nine-point demand, aiming to wage a “simultaneous movement” with different opposition parties and platforms to force the government to step down and pave the way for a free and fair election.

In yet another dramatic development, Opposition Chief Whip Mashiur Rahman Ranga has sought to withdraw the letter the JP Parliamentary Party sent to the Speaker for removal of Raushan Ershad as the leader of the opposition.

A Dhaka court yesterday dismissed the case filed against 20 people, including Awami League leader and State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, on charges of attacking a procession of BNP in Dhaka’s Mirpur on September 15.

Jatiya Party Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu yesterday said the Election Commission’s decision to buy EVMs at a cost of Tk 8,711 crore is not practical.

The talk about fair elections during the Awami League regime is nothing but a “joke”, said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (September 20, 2022) termed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remark on fair elections under Awami League government “ridiculous”.

Opposition Chief Whip Mashiur Rahman Ranga today submitted a letter to Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to withdraw his previous letter asking to remove Jatiya Party’s Raushan Ershad from the post of opposition leader and installing JP chairman HM Quader in her place.

The BNP yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her interview with BBC lied about the enforced disappearance and election.