Noting that BNP leaders often allege that there is no democracy in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said it is very unfortunate for the nation that it would have to learn democracy from a party that had been founded inside the cantonment by an illegal power grabber Ziaur Rahman.

At least 20 leaders and activists of Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) were injured when police charged batons on them at their procession brought this evening at Gaibandha in support of their tomorrow’s hartal called for the price hikes of daily essentials.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Awami League is trying to distort the history of Bangladesh’s Liberation War by erasing the name of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman.

Programmes celebrating the country’s Independence Day yesterday, were marred by violence in different districts.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said the oath of Independence Day is to eliminate all anti-liberation forces.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the party will restore democracy, free Khaleda Zia and bring its acting chairman Tarique Rahman back to the country.

At least 50 BNP men were injured in an attack carried out by leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League of Manikganj unit during BNP's Independence Day procession at Singair upazila in Manikganj today.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the party will liberate democracy, release Khaleda Zia and will bring the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman back to the country.

One year after the Hefajat mayhem in Brahmanbaria, investigation of any of 55 cases filed in connection with the incident is yet to be completed.

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) today called upon the people to observe the half-day hartal on March 28 called by Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) protesting the hike in prices of daily essentials.

The government has extended the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence for another six months.

The government has extended the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail sentence for another six months.

The Election Commission should refrain from using electronic voting machines in polls unless there is consensus regarding the use of the technology, eminent citizens said yesterday.

BNP’s Sylhet district unit council was scheduled on March 21. However, the council got postponed on the central unit’s order just the day before.

The Election Commission is all set to host its second round of talks this morning.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today said not only BNP, but there is also another group who thinks that they are very wise.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that journalists and the media in Bangladesh are no longer independent as the government has been formulating different laws and policies to control them.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that former president Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed will remain unparallelled in the history of Bangladesh’s democracy for holding a fair election in 1991.

With the national election in mind, BNP has intensified its efforts to complete the district councils as soon as possible and beef up the party’s organisational strength.

On previous conditions, the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence can be extended by six more months, opined the Law Minister Anisul Huq  yesterday.