Police were still clueless about the death of BNP nomination seeker Abu Bakar Abu whose body was found floating in the Buriganga on Monday, a day after he went missing from the capital's Bijoynagar area.

The BNP submits a list of five detained nomination aspirants of the party to the Election Commission. The party also sends a letter to the commission urging the constitutional body to immediately release of the leaders.

BNP announces to start interview of the party’s nomination seekers for the 11th parliamentary election from Sunday.

BNP in a letter urges Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda seeking his interference to stop filing of “false cases” and arrest of the party’s leaders and activists by law enforcers.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says attacks and setting fire to police vans in front of BNP party office in city’s Nayapaltan are planned.

The BNP-led 20-party combine and Jatiya Oikyafront have decided in principle to join the upcoming national election but they will request the Election Commission to defer the polls, insiders say.

BNP expresses fear that another one-sided election will be held as the Election Commission hurriedly announced the election schedule before not resolving the political crisis over the polls.

The hope that the party may win the election if it is held in a free and fair manner has spurred a large number of BNP leaders to emerge as MP aspirants.

Senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed yesterday said their party will repeal the "Digital Security Act" and the approved "Broadcast Bill" within seven days to ensure press freedom, if it is voted to power.

BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan calls upon the 20-party alliance partners to stay united saying that the people who will leave the alliance to be thrown into the dustbin.

Terming BNP as a leaderless political party, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP is now "riding on the back" of Dr Kamal Hossain.

The Awami League and the BNP, who lead the two major alliances, may not have much to offer their own leaders in the parliamentary polls if they want to keep their partners happy.

The BNP has sent a statement on an analytical report carried by The Daily Star on Tarique Rahman, acting chairperson of the party, published under the headline “Crown to Crime" on October 11.

Court's observations in the August 21 grenade attack case verdicts “exactly reflect the ruling Awami League's political speeches”, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday.

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has urged BNP to participate in the coming national election.

The BNP is likely to announce its "greater national unity" among different political parties next week as leaders of several parties have “reached a consensus” on some common issues, including holding of the election under a nonpartisan government.

A three-member BNP delegation is likely to visit EU headquarters in Brussels within a month to talk about the country's upcoming general election, party insiders said.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP has revealed its narrow mindedness by complaining to the foreigners showing disrespect to the country’s people.

The BNP high-command has given “green signal” to at least 100 candidates to contest the upcoming parliamentary polls, party leaders said.

The BNP yesterday told the UN that it wants the global body to play an effective role to help hold the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh in a free and fair manner.