The government, the ruling Awami League and the BNP are happy over Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's statement on the Rohingya issue as they hope that India's stance on the crisis will expedite the process of achieving a solution.

BNP believes in people’s strength of restoring democracy in the country instead of foreign friends, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the party says.

Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday told BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia that India hoped a free, fair, credible and inclusive election would be held in the country and the polls would be acceptable to all.

The BNP is planning a large gathering to receive party chief Khaleda Zia today at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Police charged truncheons on processions of BNP and its associate bodies in Narayanganj and Barisal yesterday injuring at least 25 activists and leaders.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda expresses his hope that BNP would take part in the next general elections expected to be held in late 2018.

The ruling Awami League is going to propose introduction of electronic voting for the next general elections and request the Election

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against 23 BNP leaders and activists including party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan and her personal assistant Shimul Biswas in a case filed for torching vehicles in Dhaka’s Mirpur area in March 2015.

BNP criticises the government over the USD 4.5 billion Indian credit, saying Bangladesh could not implement projects of the previous credits.

A safe zone for Rohingyas inside Myanmar may lead to creation of another Palestine, BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moeen Khan says.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has termed the decision of forming joint working group by Bangladesh and Myanmar to repatriate the Rohingya refugees as an “uncertain process.”

The Awami League-led Bangladesh government failed to bring neighbouring leading nations and the United Nations together in resolving the Rohingya crisis, BNP alleges.

A Dhaka court yesterday set Sunday for passing an order on whether it would issue an arrest warrant for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said BNP had told them that they would contest the next parliamentary elections.

Terming the Rohingya crisis a national one, BNP has said it wants a national unity to face the problem instead of doing politic over the issue.

BNP calls out to the government to force Myanmar to take back the Rohingya refugees who have taken refuge in Bangladesh because of persecution there.

The High Court grants anticipatory bail to BNP leader Zainul Abdin Farroque and 28 other leaders and activists for six weeks in two separate criminal cases.

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP will participate in the next parliamentary elections without any supportive government.

BNP extends time limit to a month for its member collection campaign to achieve the target of recruiting around a crore of people ahead of the upcoming general election to be held in 2019.

Bangladesh Kalyan Party Secretary General M M Aminur Rahman remains “missing” since Sunday, says Major General (rtd) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, chairman of the party.