BNP demands that the Election Commission announce fresh election schedule as its candidates could not file nomination due to obstacle created by the ruling Awami League men.

Ruling Awami League announces the list of its nominated candidates for the upcoming municipality elections scheduled to be held on December 30.

Awami League nominated mayor aspirant of Arani municipality in Rajshahi dies after heavy drinking of alcohol.

Eight persons including State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and Rajshahi University Vice Chancellor Prof Muhammad Mizanuddin received death threats in Rajshahi today.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the Election Commission will decide tomorrow on the demands of political parties over the upcoming municipality elections.

Awami League’s municipal nomination board will hold a meeting tomorrow to pick candidates for the municipality polls on December 30.

Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina will select the party-backed mayoral candidates for the upcoming elections to 234 municipalities.

An emergency meeting of Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) and Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) will be held tomorrow.

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif hopes that the decision over banning Jamaat-e-Islami will be finalised by March next year.

BNP Chairperson Khaled Zia says that a new autocratic force is running the country ignoring the people’s democratic, fundamental and human rights.

Shahriar Rumi, a central executive committee member of BNP and vice president of its Faridpur unit, resigns from all posts of the party intending to return to the ruling Awami League.

BNP blames the government of Sheikh Hasina for “giving militants and terrorists a chance to raise their heads by weakening democratic forces.”

Renewing her allegation that Khaleda Zia wants to tarnish Bangladesh’s image by killing foreigners, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says people will not allow conspirators to make the country a terrorist state.

The Supreme Court clears way for police to arrest Awami League lawmaker of Tangail-3, Amanur Rahman Khan Rana and his brother Shahidur Rahman Khan in the Faruk Ahmed murder case.

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) activists torch seven houses in Kushtia after one of their fellows, who was injured in a clash with Awami League men, died at a Dhaka hospital.

The High Court paves way for a lower court to continue graft trial proceedings against Awami League lawmaker from Cox’s Bazar Abdur Rahman Bodi.

Several treasury and opposition bench lawmakers calls upon the Speaker of the parliament to summon Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) to the Privilege Committee of the House to grill the anti-corruption watchdog for its derogatory remarks about the parliament.

Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says the door for dialogue is needed to be kept open for the sake of politics.

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia says the country’s democracy is under attack in a bid to destroy it forever.

Asma Kibria, widow of former finance minister and Awami League leader SAMS Kibria, dies of cardiac arrest at a Dhaka hospital.