BNP supporters had to go through police check points one after another before they could make it to their rally in the capital’s Nayapaltan yesterday.

From its mammoth rally in the capital’s Nayapaltan, BNP yesterday announced sit-ins for today at all the major entry points to Dhaka as part of the party’s larger movement to force the government to hold the upcoming national election under a non-party government.

Adhering to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s decision not to allow any party to hold sit-ins or rallies today, Awami League and its affiliates will not hold their “peace rallies” at the entry points to the capital today.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police permitted the opposition BNP and three affiliate bodies of Awami League to hold rallies in the capital yesterday on 23 conditions.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq has said BNP has not informed or taken permission from the DMP to hold any programme tomorrow

Police have detained at least 30 BNP leaders and activists from a checkpost at Abdullahpur in the capital's Uttara this morning

Jubo League, the youth wing of the ruling Awami League, has announced “peace rallies” at the key entries to the capital tomorrow.

A man was stabbed to death and at least four others were injured after a faction of Awami League allegedly attacked another one in the capital’s Gulistan while returning home after taking part in a rally

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today warned that his party will stop the BNP if it tries to block roads at the entries to the capital by staging sit-ins.

The BNP has announced that it will hold sit-in programmes at all entry points of Dhaka from 11:00am to 4:00pm tomorrow

AL leaders say during ‘peace rally’

Police this morning were conducting checks on a majority of vehicles entering Dhaka at Amin Bazar this morning, ahead of the rallies of BNP and the ruling Awami League

Mobile phone users who are currently near the venue of BNP’s rally in the capital's Nayapaltan have been claiming that they are facing trouble connecting to the internet

The "peace rally" of the three associate bodies of the ruling Awami League started at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram this afternoon with Jubo League activists' cultural performances

BNP's grand rally started in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters around 2:15pm

Police detained over 50 people after stopping them at check posts set up in Amin Bazar area since early morning today, said witnesses

BNP leaders and activists have been arriving at the party's Nayapaltan headquarters since morning to take part in the grand rally set to start at 2:00pm

Forty-two eminent citizens from different professions yesterday filed an application with the Supreme Court, seeking permission to place before it their arguments against Jamaat-e-Islami.

A charged-up BNP plans to stage a big show of strength in front of the party’s Nayapaltan headquarters today after the police finally gave it the go-ahead.

The ruling Awami League has made preparations to ensure a large gathering at its “peace rally” near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram today.