Law enforcers and activists of ruling Awami League and its front organisations attacked the opposition men triggering sporadic clashes at different city points when the latter were on their way to mass rally on Monday. Several people were injured in the clashes. Sounds of two gunshots were heard and three cocktails were exploded during the [...]

The road and river communications between Dhaka and other parts of the country virtually cut off since Sunday morning as the buses were kept off roads and launches were barred to anchor at the terminal ahead of the March 12 rally in the capital. Visiting Gabtoli Bus Terminal, our reporter found that thousands of people [...]

The leader of the opposition and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said on Saturday that parliamentary elections must be held under non-party caretaker government. Speaking at a huge rally at Adarsha Samad Academy ground at Laxmipur, she said that there could be no parliamentary polls acceptable to all under a party government. BNP organised the rally [...]

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Wednesday that his party will not take part in the general election under the newly formed Election Commission. The entire appointment process of the chief election commissioner is unconstitutional, unlawful and illegal, Mirza Fakhrul said in his immediate reaction about the new EC at the [...]

Holding BNP responsible for disturbing the country’s democratic system, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday claimed that the democracy faced trouble whenever the party was in power. “People now enjoy full freedom in exercising their voting rights, but the present scenario of allowing people to cast their votes freely and fairly will face a debacle [...]