Voter turnout in the 11th parliamentary polls might have been 30 percent and another 50 percent was shown “farcically”, noted economist and former caretaker government adviser Dr Akbar Ali Khan said today.

Amid a large contingent of police, thousands of BNP leaders and activists are staging a sit-in in front of their Nayapaltan central office, demanding the release of party Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the issue of granting bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is under the jurisdiction of court.

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon in the parliament criticises the government for “playing a silent role over Middle East Peace Plan by US President Donald Trump”.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government will illuminate every house across the country within ‘Mujib Borsho’ (Mujib Year), by bringing everyone under electricity coverage.

An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker is killed after some unidentified people opened fire at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav’s convoy in southwest Delhi’s Kishangarh village.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam has made a humanitarian call to the government for releasing the party chief, paving the way for her advanced treatment.

India's ruling party is projected to lose a key state election, the vote count showed, in its first electoral test since deadly anti-government protests erupted nearly two months ago.

Workers Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon says in Parliament they will have to listen only to praises of the government if lawmakers do not have the freedom to discuss any important issues.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the victory of Bangladesh in the ICC Under-19 World Cup is a gift for the nation in Mujib Borsho.

The government will hold a public reception for the under-19 national cricket team to celebrate their historic victory in the world cup finals, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said.

A former leader of Awami League has been murdered in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq calls upon BNP leaders to try to read and understand newly passed laws before coming up with their reactions over those.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the party will force the government to release BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.

Exit polls telecast after the voting ended in the Delhi state legislative assembly election forecasts a comfortable victory for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), despite a rise in tally for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 70-member House.

Awami League General Secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says negative politics caused BNP to suffer defeat in the recently-held Dhaka city corporation elections.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam says that the matter of giving permission for BNP’s rally in front of its Naya Paltan central office is under consideration.

An estimated 1.48 crore people of Delhi are to be eligible to exercise their franchise when they elect a new 70-member assembly for the city-state at the end of a high-octane and sharply-polarised campaign over protests against amended citizenship law (CAA).

A man has been detained in connection with an attack on Mostafizur Rahman Sumon, a crime reporter at online news portal Agami News, on the day of the Dhaka City Corporation elections on Saturday.

The general secretary of ruling Awami League Obaidul Quader says no instance of vote rigging or forgery are reported by any foreign observers in the recently concluded Dhaka city polls.