BNP Police Clash in Nayapaltan
7 foreign missions urge restraint following two days of violence
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.
Govt takes hard line against BNP
The government appears to have taken a tough stance against the BNP after Saturday’s clashes that turned the heart of the capital into a battlefield.
Two arrested for killing constable Amirul
Police today arrested two people in the case filed over killing constable Amirul Islam Parvez during yesterday’s clash between law enforcers and BNP men in the capital's Fakirapool.
BNP’s top leaders can’t avoid responsibility for violence, cop murder: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said the top leaders of BNP cannot shrug off their responsibility for yesterday's violence in Kakrail and the murder of a policeman
BNP’s Nayapaltan office being treated as a crime scene
Police this morning cordoned off BNP's office in Nayapaltan with yellow tape, and are apparently treating it as a crime scene
Hartal underway amid arson attacks
No long-distance buses left or entered Dhaka since morning.
Constable's death: Murder case filed against BNP men
A murder case was filed against BNP men over the killing of a police constable during the clash between law enforcers and BNP men in the capital's Fakirapool area.
Fakhrul picked up, taken to DB office
Detective Branch of police picked up BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from his Gulshan residence in Dhaka this morning
Bus torched at Baitul Mukarram south gate
A bus was torched at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka this morning
BNP rally foiled amid violence
Downtown Dhaka turned into a battlefield yesterday as BNP activists and police clashed, leading to the death of a policeman and a ward-level BNP leader.
AL to go all out against hartal
The ruling Awami League yesterday said it would face the BNP politically and resist its hartal throughout the country.
At least 17 journos hurt
At least 17 journalists were injured during clashes in the capital yesterday and several of them were reportedly attacked by BNP men.
Police constable killed in clash with BNP
A police constable died of injuries suffered during today's clash between law enforcers and BNP activists in the capital's Fakirapool, said police
In pictures: Dhaka streets turn violent
A compilation of photos from the clashes that occurred today during rallies by AL, BNP, and Jamaat in Dhaka
BNP calls countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal after rally foiled
BNP has called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for tomorrow protesting "police action" on the party leaders and activists in Dhaka's Kakrail area
Rajarbagh police hospital’s ambulance torched
One or more ambulances of Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital were torched on the hospital premises this afternoon
BNP rally brought to abrupt halt after police attacks Nayapaltan venue
Police forcefully cleared BNP men from the BNP rally venues at Nayapaltan around 3:00pm by firing sound grenade, tear shell and charging batons.