A Dhaka court fixes February 4 for hearing on charge framing against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others in connection with the Niko graft case.

The election to the Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu) will be held by March 31, DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Akhtaruzzaman says.

A top-level leader of Rajshahi University’s Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit is stabbed at campus premises.

The Supreme Court grants bail to former BNP minister Nazmul Huda in a bribery case in which he was sentenced to four years imprisonment by the High Court.

A crack over the Jatiya Party helm has widened among several top leaders in recent times, especially after HM Ershad decided that his younger brother GM Quader will be the acting chairman in his absence.

OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her victory in the recent general election, and reiterated his hope that under her leadership Bangladesh will continue on its path to peace, development and progress.

A Dhaka court yesterday issued an arrest warrant against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in a case filed over making derogatory remark on the ruling Awami League in 2014.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files a petition with the High Court seeking bail in a murder case lodged against her in Cumilla in 2015.

Singapore expresses willingness to boost relation with the new Bangladesh government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

BNP blasts the ruling Awami League for celebrating its victory in the 11th parliamentary election; saying it was a mockery with the people.

The stakeholders in Bangladesh politics should engage in meaningful dialogues, spokesperson for the UN chief has said.

BNP yesterday alleged that the ruling party is celebrating its victory to divert people's attention from "vote rigging" in the December 30 election.

Jatiya Party Chairman and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament HM Ershad, who has been suffering from liver complications and low haemoglobin, is scheduled to fly to Singapore for treatment today.

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad stresses that Israelis should not come to Malaysia as the country does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.

Addressing the grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina vows to uphold the value of people’s vote.

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office issues a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News’ report that said President Donald Trump’s former attorney told Mueller that the president directed him to lie to Congress.

The opposition alliance -- Jatiya Oikyafront -- cannot last as ties between communal and non-communal forces cannot continue, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

Law Minister Anisul Huq says BNP’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will be brought back from London to face the sentence of his conviction.

Jatiya Party Co-Chair GM Quader will act as the party chief in absence of HM Ershad.

Reaffirming her government's tough stance against corruption, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the public administration ministry to issue a strong warning against graft by field-level administrations.