Queen Elizabeth II is to describe 2019 as "quite bumpy" in her traditional Christmas Day message, after a year of crises which saw Britain divided over its impending exit from the European Union and her son Prince Andrew forced to withdraw from public life.

The Election Commission has announced the schedule for Dhaka north and south city corporation elections hurriedly to ensure the victory of the ruling party-backed candidates, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

Five people have been sentenced to death over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but two top figures investigated over the killing have been exonerated, Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor says.

Two leaders of Muktijuddho Moncho including its central general secretary Al Mamun have been detained following yesterday's attack on Ducsu Vice President Nurul Haque Nur and others.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given a clear instruction to take organisational and administrative actions against the persons who attacked Ducsu Vise President Nurul Haque Nur and his supporters yesterday, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says.

A section of Dhaka University students gives a 24-hour ultimatum to the authorities to arrest the culprits who attacked Ducsu Vice President Nurul Haque Nur and his supporters.

Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak promises to punish attackers who assaulted Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Vice-President Nurul Haque Nur and others.

BNP criticises Indian Home Minister Amit Shah for describing the party as a repressive one and demanded immediate withdrawal of his statement.

Awami League’s new central full committee is likely to be announced on Tuesday, says Obaidul Quader, who has been re-elected as the party’s general secretary.

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition parties are preparing for a fresh face-off from tomorrow on the issue of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and proposed National Register of Citizens across the country.

BNP will observe the golden jubilee of independence in a befitting manner next year, party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

Vowing to make Awami League a smarter and modern party under the leadership of its President Sheikh Hasina, re-elected General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that his party will do politics in a bid to establish a strong democracy in the country.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that the entire nation is disappointed as Awami League did not outline any plan during its national council to get rid of the country’s prevailing crisis.

Former Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan, leader of the transport workers, who did not hold any position in the last committee of Awami League, is elected as AL presidium member in the new committee.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader have been re-elected as president and general secretary of Awami League respectively.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina urges councillors of the party to work for gaining public trust and confidence so that the party can continue serving the people getting their mandate.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the Awami League (AL) will always stay beside the people as it does politics for the welfare of the people.

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina describes her party as the country’s “biggest and strongest” political organisation and calls upon its leaders and workers to come forward with principle and ideology of Bangabandhu.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the pledge of AL in the 21st national council will be eliminating militancy and resisting the communal forces.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has said that no money was allocated or no allocation was sought for making the list of Razakars.