Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she was happy with the discussions and outcomes of her recent visit to France, and hopes to maintain this momentum in the coming years.

Ruling Awami League leaders yesterday pledged that they would continue working together to make Bangladesh a prosperous and developed country by resisting the evil forces and foiling conspiracies.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the government must resign before declaring the national election, so that the polls are held under a neutral government.

Organisational student and teacher politics was banned at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), after common students protested following the killing of Abrar Fahad by members of Chhatra League in 2019.

The Jatiya Party will emphasise enacting a law on the formation of the Election Commission during its dialogue with President Abdul Hamid, the party leaders said.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the government has celebrated golden jubilee of victory but nowhere did they mention MAG Osmani, Ziaur Rahman and Tajuddin Ahmad during the celebration.

Chase, counter-chase and vandalism involving two groups of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) men took place today during a BNP meeting on the occasion to celebrate Sylhet Liberation Day.

Awami League will organise a victory rally today from Suhrawardy Udyan to Bangabandhu Bhaban at the capital’s Dhanmondi 32 marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s victory.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the goal of the country’s independence has not materialised yet.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said, "The goal we fought for was not achieved. Today, democracy has disappeared from the country."

BNP yesterday said it did not know anything about President Abdul Hamid’s initiative to hold talks with the registered political parties over the formation of the next Election Commission.

The health of ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, now undergoing treatment at a city hospital, has deteriorated again.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader’s health condition has improved, doctors said.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today announced a nine-day programme -- from December 22 to 30 -- demanding that the party’s Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia be released and allowed to go abroad for better treatment.

BNP Joint Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal has withdrawn and apologised for his derogatory remarks on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

BNP has relieved Cumilla City Corporation Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku from its national executive committee for breaching party discipline.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the recent US sanction on seven former and incumbent officers of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) will not impact the next general election.

Disgraced state minister for information and broadcasting Murad Hassan was forced to return to the country yesterday.

Bangladesh needs a green, affordable and sustainable agricultural system, which can produce quality crops without hampering biodiversity while keeping the environment safe, speakers said at a roundtable discussion yesterday.

BNP yesterday expressed outrage and surprise over comments made by the Chinese Ambassador over Bangladesh and the current government.