A group of protesters set fire to the house of Shahriar Alam, former state minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Rajshahi today

Some former army officials are planning to bring forth a political party in March under the coordination of Brig Gen (retd) Md Shamim Kamal.

Students Against Discrimination and Jatiya Nagorik Committee yesterday launched a nationwide campaign to gather public opinion about their new political party, likely to be floated by the end of this month.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the “fugitive dictator” must be brought to justice at any cost for the extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances over the past 17 years and the casualties during the July uprising.

He said the polls delay will also delay the formation of a people's government.

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has expressed deep concern and outrage over recent social media threats of murder and rape directed at female footballers

Vows to free Bangladesh from the 'pilgrimage site of fascism'

The government is using the police to prevent Awami League from taking to the streets, he said

He made the remarks at a blanket distribution event at Balur Maath near Pachgaon Bazar in Tongibari upazila today. The event was organised by former Chhatra Dal leader Kamrul Islam Tapan.

The National Consensus Commission headed by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will start discussions with the political parties and stakeholders of the 2024 uprising in mid-February.

A former Chhatra League leader of Chittagong University was beaten today while returning home after attending an examination

It will also call for punishment of BCL men who acted against the July-August uprising last year.

He was held in a case filed over attempted murder in Sirajganj's Tarash upazila

At least eight people were injured and 30 houses vandalised in a clash between supporters of Awami League and BNP in Fushra village of Faridpur’s Sadar upazila yesterday morning.

UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders yesterday met with BNP leaders Abdul Moyeen Khan and Shama Obaed to discuss the human rights situation and upcoming national elections in Bangladesh.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged the government not to delay the election by taking too much time in the name of reforms.

A Tangail court yesterday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment and acquitted 10 others, including former Awami League MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, in a case filed over the murder of Awami League leader Faruk Ahmed nearly 12 years ago.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury left for the USA this evening to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.

Although Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic rule has ended, her regime’s remnants are still present in the country, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday.

Justice for the mass killings during the uprising must be ensured, even if it delays the elections, said Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday.