At least 149 leaders and activists of BNP were arrested in several cases filed against 469 named and many unnamed persons over Saturday’s (July 29) clashes with law enforcers. A total of 11 cases were filed with seven police stations in the capital.  Deputy Commissioner

Awami League (AL) today cancelled its Monday's (July 31) "peace rally" by Dhaka North and South units in the capital's Agargaon area. Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League office secretary Praloy Samaddar Bappi confirmed the matter to Banglanews this morning. He

BNP to hold protest rallies in metropolitan and district cities on Monday (July 31) to protest the alleged attack on party men during Saturday’s sit-in programme. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the party, made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday.

Awami League will hold demonstrations and rallies from today (July 30) Sunday across the country to protest the "anarchy of BNP-Jamaat."    The party programmes will start at 10am and continue till 5:00pm. Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader came up

Awami League will hold demonstration and rally from 10am to 5:00pm on Sunday (July 30) across the country to protest the "anarchy of BNP-Jamaat."    Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader came up with this declaration at an emergency meeting of presidents and

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday (July 29) said that at least 90 BNP leaders and activists have been arrested in connection with clashes with the police.  Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) of DMP Media and Public Relations Department Md Farooq Hossain confirmed the

The police have released BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy from custody following his detention during a clash in Dhaka's Matuail on Saturday (July 29).   Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) of DMP Media and Public Relations Department Md Farooq Hossain

At the instructions of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Assistant Private Secretary-2 Gazi Hafizur Rahman (Liku) today visited BNP leader Amanullah Aman, who is undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in the capital. Gazi Hafizur Rahman handed

Police have detained BNP's Dhaka Metropolitan North convener Amanullah Aman from city's Gabtoli while the opposition party was observing a sit-in programme in the area. The BNP leader was picked up at around 11:45am today.  The ruling party activists also did a counter

BNP leaders and activists have claimed that police picked up BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy from the city's Dholaikhal area today (July 29). The BNP senior leader Gayeshwar suffered injury during the clash between BNP members and law enforcers in the area at

A sufficient number of law enforcers have been deployed at the key entry points of Dhaka centring BNP’s sit-ins as Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Friday night said it will not allow the party to hold their programme. Visiting several places in the capital, it was seen that

Awami League's three youth affiliated organizations announced five-point pledges at the 'peace' rally held at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday (July 28) afternoon. Awami Swechchhasebak League General Secretary AKM Afzalur Rahman Babu announced the

At least one died and four others were injured in a clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League (AL) in the capital's Gulistan area on Friday (July 28).  Paltan police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Salahuddin Mia confirmed the matter.  The injured were

The electoral campaign in the Chattogram-10 by-polls is ending formally at midnight tonight and the voting is scheduled to take place on Sunday (July 30). Public holiday has been declared in the constituency for the voting day. "The voting will take place through 1,261 polling

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today (July 28) announced that the party and the other like-minded opposition political parties would hold sit-in programmes at all the Dhaka entry points on Saturday. The party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the

The "peace rally" of the three associate bodies of the ruling Awami League started at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram on Friday (July 28) afternoon.  Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League and Chhatra League organised the rally that started around 3:00pm. Awami League

BNP's grand rally started in front of the party's Naya Paltan central office around 2:00pm today (July 28) for its 'one-point' demand to topple the government. The rally was organised to press home their one-point movement -- demanding a non-partisan neutral polls-time

Leaders and activists of the BNP started gathering in front of the party's Nayapaltan office ahead of the grand rally on Friday (July 28). The grand rally is scheduled to begin at 2pm.  BNP sources said the party will start the rally after Friday prayers. According to

A Narsingdi court has issued arrest warrant against BNP leader Khairul Kabir Khokon who is a prime accused of two Narsingdi Chhatra Dal leader murder case. District and Sessions judge Mushtaq Ahmed issued the arrest warrant on Thursday (July 27). Narsingdi court's police

A Dhaka court today (July 27) set August 2 for delivering judgment in a graft case filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Asaduzzaman set the date as placing of legal arguments concluded in the case on