BNP chief Khaleda Zia will lead a ten-member delegation to discuss with President Abdul Hamid the formation of a new Election Commission at Bangabhaban.

Mayor and councillor aspirants yesterday demanded strengthening vigilance to check use of black money and muscle power in the December 22 Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) elections.

The BNP will urge the president to include at least two names from its list of potential members of the search committee which would be formed for constituting the new Election Commission.

Character assassination and mudslinging during election campaigns anywhere in the country are all too common.

Claiming that he has no misunderstanding with party-nominated mayor candidate in Narayanganj city polls Selina Hayat Ivy, Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman yesterday said he would even resign from parliament to campaign for her if instructed by the party chief.

Ruling Awami League lawmaker in Natore-2 constituency Shafiqul Islam Shimul yesterday set a 72-hour deadline for police to

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people will not accept the government's attempt to remove the grave of Ziaur Rahman from the Jatiya Sangsad complex.

The BNP yesterday submitted a letter to the chief election commissioner, demanding army deployment in Narayanganj ahead

Opposition leader Raushan Ershad yesterday said she would urge the prime minister once again to take steps so that all the

The ruling Awami League yesterday announced the names of its 61 district council chairman favourites.

The BNP will announce today the name of its candidate for the upcoming mayoral polls in Narayanganj.

The BNP has sought an appointment with President Abdul Hamid for submitting the party's proposal on formation of the

The first-ever district council elections will be held on December 28, announced the Election Commission yesterday.

Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy will seek Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's intervention in getting party ticket for the upcoming mayoral polls, as the city AL has excluded her from the list of prospective candidates.

Ruling Awami League presidium member Abdur Razzak hopes that President Abdul Hamid will hold dialogue with all

The BNP yesterday called a countrywide demonstration programme for today to protest the party being denied three times to hold its rally in the capital to mark the "National Revolution and Solidarity Day".

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) was declared closed yesterday for seven days after a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) clashed with another on the campus.

The BNP has deferred its yesterday's rally until November 13 after being granted last minute permission from the police to

The BNP yesterday sought permission from police for holding its rally in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office to mark

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has refused BNP the permission for holding a rally in Suhrawardy Udyan to mark what it calls the