A 42-year-old Jubo Dal leader, picked up from his home allegedly by the joint forces early yesterday, had died in Cumilla.

A Swechchhasebak Dal leader was killed during a clash between two groups of BNP men in Cumilla’s Nangalkot upazila yesterday.

Fakhrul tells student leaders, urges them to avoid confrontational politics

He criticised past governments for failing to prioritise reforms despite being in power and emphasised that true welfare for the people can only be achieved through restructuring of the state before electoral processes

The BNP has secured the support of its allies from the 12-party alliance and Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh for its upcoming programmes demanding the general election be held this year.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Dhaka, yesterday.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party is expecting a credible national election in Bangladesh through which people can decide who should look after them for the next five years.

Information Adviser Nahid Islam said yesterday that there has been no decision about student representatives resigning from the interim government to join a political party.

Bangladesh’s media industry has seen some major shake-ups, with more than two dozen outlets shuffling leadership positions following the July mass uprising last year.

The BNP is set to take to the streets demanding general elections by the end of this year and protesting the rising prices of essentials, said several standing committee members of the party.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged party leaders and activists to work for the implementation of its 31-point reform outline.

Five men were detained by locals in Narayanganj city this evening and later handed over to police on suspicion of being activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), a banned student organisation

JCD President Rakibul Islam Rakib and General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir issued a statement to the media today, criticising the publication

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed today said his party plans to initiate a movement aimed at guiding the interim government and paving the way for an elected political government

Adviser Mahfuj Alam yesterday said that those who oppose the Liberation War have historically been defeated for standing against the oppressed people of Bangladesh and are destined to face the same fate in future.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said that if a political party and its members become isolated from the people and act against the national interests, they will face a fate similar to what the Awami League suffered on August 5, 2024.

At least 30 people were injured in a clash between factions of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Swechchhasebak Dal in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj yesterday.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday accused the interim government of “Jamaatising” the country’s educational institutions.

The Awami League has announced a nine-day programme, including hartals and blockades, to protest what it said are the price hike of essentials, deteriorating law and order, and killings of party leaders and activists.

The BNP acting chairman stresses on discipline and grassroots engagement