Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said there is no foreign pressure for restoring caretaker government system in Bangladesh.

The Election Commission today said it is satisfied with the explanation given by the mayoral candidate of the ruling Awami League Azmat Ullah Khan in Gazipur City polls regarding his alleged violation of the electoral code of conduct.

Despite the ruling Awami League’s repeated warning of taking stern action against him, suspended Gazipur city mayor Zahangir Alam is adamant to back his mother in the mayoral race.

At least five members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s Dhaka University unit were injured after they were attacked at the High Court intersection near the campus yesterday.

Final justice is yet to be delivered to the family members of the then Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master, who was brutally killed on this day 19 years ago, as the appeals in connection with his murder case have been pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for seven years.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday said voters are worried ahead of the five city corporation polls that they will not be able to cast their votes freely.

Asks GM Quader ahead of city corporation elections

At least five members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) unit of Dhaka University were injured as Chhatra League activists allegedly carried out an attack on them at High court intersection near the campus

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticised the government for its alleged lack of planning to protect the country's environment from the adverse effects of global climate change..At a seminar titled 'Climate Change: Bangladesh and Rivers,' organised by BNP today, he s

The Awami League mayoral candidate in the Barishal city polls, Abul Khair Abdullah, is meeting city dwellers ahead of the polls but without any support from the party leaders who are loyal to incumbent Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah and his father Abul Hasanat Abdullah.

The authorities yesterday rejected suspended Gazipur mayor Mohammad Zahangir’s appeal to reinstate his candidature in the Gazipur city polls.

Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, has nominated its mayoral candidates for city corporation polls in Gazipur, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi and Barishal.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said those who are narrow-minded should not do politics.

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government has been working against independence and it should not be allowed to come to power again in any way.

The authorities today rejected suspended Gazipur mayor Mohammad Zahangir's appeal to reinstate his candidature in the Gazipur city polls.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to her residence today after a five-day stay in hospital. 

Jatiya Party, the main opposition party in parliament, has nominated its mayoral candidates for city corporation polls in Gazipur, Sylhet, Khulna, Rajshahi and Barishal.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to the USA, the event she joined at the World Bank headquarters and the meeting with IMF top official resulted in "zero achievement"

BNP-Jamaat nexus drove Bangladesh to the verge of destruction during their regime, she said

The BNP is planning to hold road marches or rallies as the final phase of the anti-government simultaneous movement.