Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP has been trying to blame the government and Awami League for their internal chaos and feud.

Dhaka University students have been selected for  the majority of crucial positions in the central committee of the Awami League-backed student organisation, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded the resignation of the government, saying that their time in power is up

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said foreign friends want free, fair, and peaceful elections in Bangladesh, but not necessarily participatory polls

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said no discussion is taking place on a non-party caretaker government to oversee the next polls.

The ruling Awami League will bring out processions on July 18-19 as part of its strategy to counter the BNP’s two-day street agitation.

After holding a “mammoth” rally on Wednesday, the top BNP leadership is all charged up and ready to take the movement to the next stage to materialise their demand for election under a non-partisan interim administration.

A day after announcing its one-point demand, BNP yesterday unveiled a 31-point outline aimed at “reforming” the constitution and state system and ensuring economic emancipation.

In absence of BNP, the Dhaka-17 by-polls scheduled for July 17, is shaping up to be a two-horse race between the ruling Awami League candidate, Muhammad A Arafat, and independent candidate Ashraful Hossain alias Hero Alom.

A group of suspended Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders brought out a protest rally in Narsingdi town this morning demanding immediate arrest of the district's BNP convener Khairul Kabir Khokon and others accused in the recent murders of two JCD activists

BNP today told Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Lilly Nicholls that there is no scope to hold an "acceptable election" under the current Awami League government

Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Lillly Nicholls is holding a meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Announcing a one-point movement for polls under a non-party interim government, the BNP yesterday asked the government to step down right away and pave the way for conducting the election freely and fairly.

The ruling Awami League has said there will be no election unless it is held under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader today said no election will be held without Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The ruling Awami League's peace rally at the South Gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque this afternoon saw incidents of scuffles

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today said the BNP had announced a one-point demand before the 2014 elections too, but that had yielded no results.

The party to hold countrywide marches on July 18 and 19 to realise the demand

The ruling Awami League’s peace rally started near the south gate of National Mosque Baitul Mukarram around 2:30pm.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Dhaka-bound commuters have been suffering immensely on the Dhaka-Aricha highway as police set up check posts in Savar’s Aminbazar area ahead of the Awami League and BNP rallies in the capital, causing severe congestion.