Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said not foreigners but people of the country will decide who will come to power.

The BNP yesterday expelled its 29 leaders for life for taking part in the Gazipur ity polls going against the party decision.

BNP has called upon the country's people to boycott the upcoming elections to five city corporations under the current government.

The rift between Awami League’s mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah and his nephew Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, the incumbent mayor of Barishal, has turned into a violent face-off ahead of the city polls slated for June 12.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said an election-time government can be formed with the parties having representation in parliament, although the next general election will be held following the Westminster-style of democracy in Britain.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday feared that the country will face a severe economic crisis in the days to come due to the dollar crisis.

Suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation Zahangir Alam has been permanently expelled from the ruling Awami League, said a party press release yesterday.

Expressing doubts whether the upcoming five city polls will be free and fair, Jatiya Party yesterday demanded the Election Commission have control over the police during the elections.

Former mayor of Gazipur City Corporation Zahangir Alam has been expelled permanently from the Awami League, said a press release of the party.

A Dhaka court today set June 15 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases.

Ignoring the party’s decision of boycotting the polls, at least two dozen leaders of the BNP and its associate bodies are likely to run for councillor in the June 12 Barishal city elections.

Zahangir Alam, the suspended mayor of Gazipur City Corporation, is likely to be expelled for life from the Awami League.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the filing of a case involving Ziaur Rahman in the killing of three freedom fighter army officers, including Col Khondkar Nazmul Huda Bir Bikram, in November 1975 is part of a “far-reaching political conspiracy of the government”.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today alleged that the filing of a case involving Ziaur Rahman in the killing of three freedom fighter army officers, including Col Khondkar Nazmul Huda Bir Bikram, in November 1975 is part of a "far-reaching political conspiracy of the government

The Awami League secretariat today recommended permanent expulsion of suspended Gazipur City mayor Zahangir Alam

The BNP should participate in the national election and let the voter decide which party needs a safe exit, said  Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.

The BNP has announced countrywide rallies from May 19 to press home its 10-point demand, including holding the next polls under a non-party neutral caretaker government and to protest against the arrest and harassment of party leaders and activists in “false cases”.

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President ASM Abdur Rab has been admitted to a city hospital as he fell sick.

The BNP resumed its anti-government movements after Eid-ul-Fitr, with the party holding a protest rally in the capital today..Meanwhile, the ruling Awami League is also holding “counter” rallies in Dhaka..Dhaka city unit (north and south) of BNP has organised their protest rally in f

The Election Commission yesterday asked for a probe  into alleged violation of the electoral code of conduct by Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader.