Bangladesh Nationalist Party has sought permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold a rally on December 16, marking Victory Day.

A clash between police and BNP in Chattogram and a crude bomb attack on the police from a BNP procession in Bogura left at least seven policemen injured yesterday -- the last day of the 36-hour nationwide blockade enforced by BNP and its allies.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday sought bail in 10 cases filed with police stations in the capital over political violence.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said he misses the “war of words” between him and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the latter is in jail now.

Police raided BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan political office last night, claimed the party.

A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechasebak Dal and two other party men were hacked allegedly by the ruling party men while returning from a BNP's torch procession in Cumilla’s Lalmai upazila today

Bangladesh Nationalist Party yesterday sought permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold a rally on December 16, marking Victory Day

BNP Vice Chairman Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed today filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging the legality of government action that prevented him from travelling to India

The BNP wants to hold a rally in Dhaka on Victory Day.

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.

Two buses and a lorry were set on fire and three vehicles were vandalised yesterday, the first day of BNP and its allies’ 36-hour nationwide blockade.

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.