Police lock main gate of Khaleda's office
Khaleda's press wing official Shairul Kabir Khan told the Dhaka Tribune that the law enforcers put the main gate of the BNP chief's office under lock around 12pm.
Meanwhile, police detained three BNP men including its leader Major (retd) Aktar while they were trying to enter into Khaleda's Gulshan office on Tuesday afternoon.
Two BNP men shot dead in Natore
Two people have been shot dead and 22 others injured in a clash between ruling Awami League and BNP at Tebbaria area under sadar upazila in Natore.
The deceased are Rayhan Hossain Rana, 25, son of Mithun of Naogoan and Rakib, 26, son of Chand Munshi of Tebaria uttarpara village in Natore.
Rawshan: JaPa to quit cabinet soon
Leader of Opposition Rawshan Ershad has said her party will be withdrawing their ministers from the cabinet very soon.
She made the statement while addressing a press conference at the parliament building in the capital on Monday morning.
Tarique: Do not leave street until Hasina is ousted
BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged the party leaders and activists to remain on streets until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is ousted through their movement.
The elder son of former premier and BNP chief Khaleda Zia made the remark in a programme at Atrium Hall in London on Sunday evening.
'Khaleda to start for Nayapaltan in afternoon'
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will try to start the march towards Nayapaltan office in afternoon, Khaleda's Press Secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel has said.
He briefed reporters in front of Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office on Monday morning.
Contempt of court
Prothom Alo editors relieved upon apology
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has exempted Prothom Alo Editor Motiur Rahman and Joint Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan from contempt of court charges for publishing an article on appointment of chief justice.
The eight-member full bench headed by Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain passed the order on Monday afternoon, after the Prothom Alo editors sought unconditional apology.
Dhaka streets under AL control
The ruling Awami League and its affiliated bodies have gathered at 15 points of the capital to observe the “Victory Day of Democracy” and resist the BNP’s counter programmes.
Several leaders and activists of Awami League were also seen on the sides of some important roads with banners and festoons on Monday morning.
Transport crisis adds to people's sufferings
People's suffering goes up following the tension on apprehension of political anarchy and confrontation centring January 5.
The office-goers are facing severe crisis of transports on the city streets since Monday morning.
PM to address nation Monday evening
The premier will deliver the address marking one-year completion of the general election held on January 5, 2014, said PM’s Press Adviser AKM Shamim Chowdhury, reports BSS.
Bangladesh Television, 12 stations of Bangladesh Betar, private television channels, private commercial radios and community radios will simultaneously air the PM's address, he added.
91 BNP-JCD men sued in Brahmanbaria
Two cases have been filed against 91 leaders and activists of BNP and its student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal for clashing with police in Brahmanbaria.
The cases were filed on Sunday evening.
Divers resume search for victims of AirAsia jet
The weather improved Monday and divers will attempt again to locate large objects on the ocean floor believed to be the fuselage of the AirAsia flight that crashed more than one week ago, killing all 162 on board.
At least five ships with equipment that can detect the plane's black boxes have been deployed to the area where the suspected plane parts were spotted, said Suryadi B. Supriyadi, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue director of operations.