The capital witnessed around five hours of clashes today centring the Awami League and BNP rallies

The ruling Awami League announced today that the party will hold "peace rallies" across the country tomorrow.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today categorically said BNP will gain nothing by threatening to oust her government through movements.

BNP has called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for tomorrow protesting "police action" on the party leaders and activists in Dhaka's Kakrail area

BNP started its grand rally in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters this afternoon to press home their one-point demand

The "peace and development rally" of Awami League started around 1:30pm at the southern gate of the Baitul Mukarram mosque in the capital

Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami have been gathering in the capital's Arambagh area since this morning despite not getting permission from police to hold a rally in the capital

Jamaat-e-Islami has not been given permission to hold any rally and police will take action as per law if their leaders and activists try to gather anywhere, chief of police's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit said today.

Police intensified search operations at the three entry points of Dhaka – Aminbazar, Ashulia and Birulia – this morning ahead of today's rallies of Awami League and BNP in the capital

BNP leaders and activists started gathering in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters since 7:30am today to join its grand rally to press home their one-point demand

Police detained around 200 BNP activists following a raid at a building in Dhaka's Kakrail area early today

Says a transport leader

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is doing fine after undergoing a successful hepatic procedure at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday.

Gono Forum council yesterday elected Dr Kamal Hossain as its emeritus president for life after he resigned from the post of party president.

Tension is running high as archrivals BNP and Awami League are all set to show their strength within two kilometres of each other in Dhaka today.

BNP is trying to foil the upcoming national election by hook or by crook, Law Minister Anisul Haque said yesterday.

Police yesterday raided houses of BNP activists to arrest them as the party was preparing to hold a rally in the capital today.

Law enforcers have beefed up checking at Dhaka's entry points at Aminbazar, Ashulia and Gazipur ahead of the grand rallies of Awami League and BNP tomorrow

Mentioning the upcoming election as the `second liberation war’ of the country, Obaidul Quader today said Awami League won’t allow anyone to come to power through conspiracy

The post was created to honour Dr Kamal