The Supreme Court again refuses to accept BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s explanation on his comment about the judiciary and orders him to submit a fresh explanation by next Monday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the authorities concerned to stay alert so that the Jamaat-Shibir activists and those involved in terrorist and militant activities could not be recruited in the police force.

Reacting to the prime minister’s speech blasting editors of two top newspapers, BNP leader Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed says going after editors is an old habit of Awami League.

Supreme Court refuses to accept the explanation of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his comment about the judiciary as the affidavit does not have his signature.

BNP has finalised single chairman candidates in 718 union parishads as of last night with the deadline for filing nomination for the upcoming UP polls expiring today.

BNP Standing Committee member MK Anwar has been released from jail following a High Court order.

BNP alleges that the party’s possible chairmen aspirants for the upcoming Union Parishad polls are being harassed in many places.

The Supreme Court asks BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to give explanation for a comment on judiciary. The BNP leader will have to submit his explanation by February 22.

The Supreme Court fixes February 22 for passing orders on petitions filed by BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for extending his bail in three separate arson and vandalism cases.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will nominate the party’s aspiring chairmen for the upcoming Union Parishad elections.

Awami League-led 14-party alliance will form a human chain across the country on February 24 in protest against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s controversial remarks over number of 1971 martyrs.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says his party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia’s remarks on the number of martyrs during the Liberation War of 1971 was ‘contextually correct’.

Police presses charges against BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 52 other leaders and activists of the party in two violence cases of last year.

BNP calls upon the Election Commission and requested for a free, fair and impartial union parishad elections that will be held from March 22 in partisan manner for the first time.

Supreme Court upholds High Court judgement that cleared the way for a lower court to continue trial proceedings of Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

A BNP leader needs to be recommended by at least five leaders of the party’s grassroots if he wants to contest the upcoming union parishad polls.

BNP Vice-Chairman Abdullah Al Noman says his party can arrange its council on March 19 if the authorities give permission 48 hours ahead of the date.

BNP will participate in the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) election although it has doubts over the free and fair arrangement of the polls.

The BNP has amended its constitution to include a provision for electing the senior vice-chairman through an election during the party's sixth national council on March 19.

Elections to 752 union parishads, the biggest grassroots-level polls, will be held on March 22 on partisan lines for the first time.