Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists agitate near BNP’s central office in Dhaka in protest against expulsion of their leaders from the student front.

Turkey's opposition deals President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his policies.

The national council of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student body of BNP, will be held on July 15.

Opposition lawmakers criticise the proposed budget specially for keeping the scope for whitening undisclosed money while treasury bench hails it.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that Awami League was formed on this day in 1949 to bring back the independence of Bangladesh which was lost in Amrakanon on June 23, 1757 through the defeat of the last independent Nawab of Bengal.

BNP has decided to announce a month-long programme within four weeks to realise its demand for immediate release of party’s imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Prime Minster and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina greets the countrymen on the occasion of AL’s 70th founding anniversary saying the party along with the people would build a hunger-poverty free, happy and prosperous Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Bangabandhu.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader slams BNP for its frequent warning of waging anti-government movement and calls upon it to prove the ability on the streets.

BNP is preparing for the seventh national council of the party, its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the government is not interfering with the judiciary and the other independent institutions of the country.

Georgian police fire rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters demanding snap parliamentary polls after a Russian lawmaker addressed the assembly from the speaker’s seat, causing uproar in Tbilisi.

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the law regarding BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail will take its own course.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan tweets an inspirational quote but mistakenly attributes it to another writer which makes his tweet viral on social media.

Southeast Asian leaders will dissect the impact of the US-China tariff war this weekend at a Bangkok summit, with Beijing determined to drive forward a trade pact sweeping in 40 percent of global commerce -- but excluding America.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder says the lack of enthusiasm for election among the people is an ominous sign for a democratic nation.

BNP Vice-Chairman Selima Rahman and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku are appointed as members of the party’s standing committee.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends greetings to Congress President Rahul Gandhi on the latter’s 49th birthday, wishing him “good health and a long life.”

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry Of Science And Technology expresses dissatisfaction over irregularities in purchasing furniture and other household products for officials and employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

The High Court grants six-month bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases. However, Khaleda cannot get released from jail as she is convicted in two graft cases.

The voting in the fifth and last phase of upazila elections ended amid reports of stray incidents of violence in Sirajganj and Brahmanbaria.