Awami League-backed candidates have won the by-elections of Bera and Ishwardi upazila parishads in Pabna amid allegations of irregularities, controversy and poor voter turnout.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on December 3 said Bangladesh cannot forget and forgive atrocities committed by Pakistan in 1971 when Pakistani High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui called on her at the Gono Bhaban. Unlike the Bangladeshi media outlets, Pakistani news media, curiously, left out the remarks made by PM Hasina on Pakistan’s atrocities in 1971.

The Election Commission has cancelled the registration of Progressive Democratic Party as a political party as it failed to meet the condition of maintaining the registration.

BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy today said their party is waiting for a conducive atmosphere for a mass uprising to turn Bangladesh into a democratic country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told the Parliament that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman formed Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League to unite the nation, but this idea was misinterpreted.

Opposition leader Raushan Ershad today told parliament those who wanted to erase Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from history have been erased from history themselves.

Expressing deep concern and condemnation over the arson attacks on passenger buses in Dhaka, Workers Party has said that such subversive activities seem to be an old strategy aimed at paving the way for the rise of undemocratic power in the country.

Ruling Awami League and BNP today traded blame over the incidents of torching nine buses at different places in Dhaka on Thursday night.

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina has brought a resolution under section 147 of the rules of procedure of Jatiya Sangsad, paving the way for discussion on the political life, works and philosophy of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark Mujib Borsho.

Unofficial results show that the candidates of ruling Awami League (AL) are dominating the elections and by-elections to Zila, Upazila and Union parishads held on Tuesday.

The ruling Awami League’s candidate Nuruzzaman Biswas has won in Pabna-4 (Ishwardi-Atghoria) by-election by a huge margin.

Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today demanded the government retract its decision to close dedicated Covid-19 hospitals. He further said this move would put people at risk of death.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her re-election bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, vowing victory at a scaled-down ceremony in the capital after her original plans were scuppered by a surge in coronavirus cases.

The suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s prison term has been extended by six more months.

Behind all the accolades (Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award and epithets like elder statesman) for Pranab Mukherjee lies is his realisation that he was in the final analysis a Bengali to the core. “Aami Bangalee chhilam, achhi, o thakbo” he once said at a felicitation function in Kolkata.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has expressed deep condolence at the death of former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led an outpouring of condolence and rich tributes to former president Pranab Mukherjee, who died in New Delhi today, saying that he left an indelible mark on the politics and development of the country.

Pranab Mukherjee, the first Bengali to hold India’s highest constitutional post of President and one of the country's most respected politicians, has died after battling various ailments for 20 days.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked party leaders not to allow “infiltrators” into Bangladesh Awami League (AL), saying that the party’s image will be tarnished due to their misdeeds.

Jatiya Party Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu today said JP would not accept any decision taken by the Election Commission that would curtail the rights of political parties or people's voting rights.