The BNP-led opposition alliance has extended its three-day countrywide hartal from today by 12 hours in protest at the arrest of its top leaders on Friday. Called to press for a non-party polls-time government, the shutdown will now end at…
The arrest of some senior opposition leaders has led many Awami League and BNP leaders to believe that the window for talks is now closed and the government would hold the next polls in early January even if the main…
As the government and the opposition stubbornly cruise on the path of collision ignoring all calls for talks, the European countries and other international organisations that sought to broker a way out are now distancing themselves from the crisis. Their…
Most of the BNP leaders have gone into hiding after Friday night’s arrest of five leaders, while the police have increased their presence around BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s residence and office. Alongside a large number of plainclothes policemen, some…
