A Dhaka court grants bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after she surrendered before the court in Niko corruption case.

Three, including a root-level BNP leader and two of an alleged robber gang, killed in separate gunfights, law enforcers claim.

The Supreme Court upholds the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases paving way for him to walk out of jail.

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

BNP urges Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad to take measures so that lawmakers cannot take part in the municipality election campaign.

A Dhaka court frames charges against former Dhaka city corporation mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka and three others in a corruption case.

Ruling Awami League has urged the Election Commission to pave way for lawmakers to take part in municipality election campaign. Regarding deferral of polls schedule, the party hopes the commission will resolve the issue upholding the electoral code of conduct.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court tomorrow in connection with Niko corruption case. She will appear before the Special Judge-Court-9 at 11:30am, Khaleda’s lawyer Sanaullah Miah confirms.

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

BNP informs the Election Commission that its joint secretary general Md Shahjanan will verify the nomination papers of its prospective mayoral candidates for the municipality polls.

The Election Commission is unlikely to defer the municipality polls as demanded by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, the EC secretary says.

The government filed three appeals with the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three vandalism and arson cases.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting with the chiefs of the 20-party alliance tonight to discuss the upcoming municipality polls scheduled for Dec 30.

BNP decides in principle to participate in the December 30 municipality elections.

Officers of Jahangirnagar University continue work abstention for the second day demanding release of one of their colleague who was arrested by police.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will skip tomorrow’s hearing in Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption cases due to her illness.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will resume office from this evening after more than two months of staying abroad for medical reasons.

The High Court grants a three-month bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three arson and vandalism cases.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia accuses the government of creating “democratic vacuum” in the country and said the opposition is being deprived of all constitutional and political rights.

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrants against 23 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Barkatullah Bulu, Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas and Maruf Kamal Khan in an arson case.