The Awami League may not share any seat with the Jatiya Party in the upcoming polls, sources said.

Forty-nine more leaders and activists of BNP-Jamaat and their front organisations were sentenced to different jail terms yesterday in four cases filed between December 2012 and September 2018 over political violence in Dhaka.

The ruling Awami League has said the party will not withdraw “its independent aspirants” from the constituencies that will be shared with its partners in 14-party alliance.

Police has filed a case against 40 named and more than 100 unnamed BNP leaders and activists over a clash held during the party’s human chain programme on Monday.

Police stopped BNP Vice Chairman Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed from travelling to India yesterday.

A youth who was hacked on Saturday night in Pirojpur Sadar died while undergoing treatment in Dhaka on Monday night

A former leader of the Bangladesh Chhatra League and supporter of an independent candidate was injured in an attack carried out allegedly by a faction of BCL in Chattogram's Mirsarai upazila today

The Election Commission asked the government to take necessary steps so that no one can take up or enforce any political programmes other than what is needed for electioneering from December 18

The Election Commission today declared 61 more aspirants as valid contenders after hearing 98 appeals filed by aggrieved aspirants

Jatiya Party has no intention to exit the January 7 national election race if it is ensured that voters will be able to come to the polling centres and cast their votes without any obstacle.

Opposition leader and Jatiya Party Chief Patron Raushan Ershad went to the Gono Bhaban to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A local BNP leader, jailed in Rajshahi Central Jail in a sabotage case, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital RMCH) today

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, currently undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, was brought back to the cabin tonight from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU).

The BNP has alleged that its leaders and activists behind bars are at risk of death due to a lack of medical treatment.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday cautioned the AL leaders running as independents not to engage in confrontations with party nominees or use any force.

Two buses were set on fire by unidentified arsonists in the capital's Mohammadpur and Tikatuli areas tonight, on the eve of the BNP's 36-hour blockade

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, currently undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, has been moved back to the cabin tonight from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU)

Unidentified arsonists torched a bus of Itihas Paribahan on ​​Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Ashulia of ​​Savar this evening, on the eve of BNP's 36-hour blockade

The High Court today issued a rule asking the Election Commission to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to register Gono Odhikar Parishad led by Reza Kibria as a political party

The three brothers -- Latif Siddique, Kader Siddique and Murad Siddique -- are contesting the upcoming national elections from Tangail 4, 8 and 5 respectively