BNP has postponed its rally scheduled for April 26 due to the ongoing heatwave
BNP leaders and activists has started gathering outside the party headquarters at Nayapaltan in Dhaka to take part at a rally marking Victory Day
Bangladesh Nationalist Party yesterday sought permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police to hold a rally on December 16, marking Victory Day
The BNP wants to hold a rally in Dhaka on Victory Day.
Civil society members share their views regarding the political turmoil ahead of the 12th parliamentary election.
Has any political party ever displayed responsible behaviour?
At least seven foreign missions in Bangladesh have issued a statement calling on all stakeholders to exercise restraint, refrain from violence and work together to create the conditions for free, fair, participatory and peaceful elections.
The ruling party should stop organising parallel programmes and fuelling confrontation.
The armed and bloody attacks on their programme were a reflection of what the AL leaders and police have said since the announcement of the rally, says the BNP leader
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today warned against any sort of anarchy and vandalism in the name of movement, saying her government will not tolerate such destructive activities
BNP leaders have recently been making threats of non-stop and tough agitation, but the party appears to be in a dilemma over such programmes as hartal and roadblocks.
Political leaders and government officials are scared of US visa restrictions, despite publicly asserting that they are not concerned about the implications of such sanctions, said BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan today
Hundreds of party leaders, supporters and activists had already arrived at the rally venue around 1:30pm, wearing colourful caps, carrying placards and posters, and chanting anti-government slogans
A large number of BNP leaders and activists have started gathering in the capital's Dholaikhal area, two hours before the scheduled rally at 3:00pm today.
BNP’s real loss in announcing the sit-ins without proper coordination was giving the upper hand to the ruling party
Party gets permission to hold rally at Suhrawardy Udyan today on 26 conditions
As long as it faced no street confrontation, BNP saw a huge success in its recent anti-government demonstrations. But because of the way Saturday’s sit-ins played out, the party high-ups are considering taking a step back from capital-centric anti-government programmes for now.
Law enforcers will conduct special drives to apprehend "troublemakers" and will not allow any illegal gathering on the streets, said officials
While both the parties said they had never “complained” to the foreigners and blamed each other for tarnishing the image of the country, it was evident that the whole point of holding the rallies was to play to the proverbial gallery