Even though the BNP has agreed to the reform proposal for reinstating the caretaker government system to oversee the upcoming national election, the party insists on maintaining the previous 90-day tenure instead of the 120 days proposed by the Electoral System Reform Commission. "The caretaker go
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is in favour of banning the Awami League (AL), accusing the party of committing genocide during the July mass uprising. Rather than calling for an executive order to ban AL, the NCP is demanding that the ban be carried out through a judicial process. In the meanti
Jahangirnagar University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan has said there is no conflict between 1971 and 2024 and the confusion that people are seeing after 2024 is a risk of unity being destroyed. He made these remarks while paying tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War a
One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured in a clash between two rival factions of the BNP in Chattogram’s Mirsharai, amid tensions over party committee formation. The incident occurred on Wednesday at Shantirhat Road in Baraiyarhat Municipality, police said. Law-enforcing a
Voicing frustration over Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus' address to the nation, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday expressed disappointment that the interim government head did not present a clear roadmap for the national election. “I am very disappointed
Nationalist Citizens' Party (NCP) leader Sarjis Alam has tried to explain how he managed to organise a convoy of 100 vehicles for his visit to his home district Panchagarh, where he looks set to seek his party's nomination for a parliamentary seat. Responding to a Facebook post by Tasnim Jara, ano
President of Gano Adhikar Parishad Nurul Haque Nur has said that the Awami League (AL) is historically a fascist political organisation. “We have to develop a fair and congenial political culture in Patuakhali with the help of all political parties,” he told an iftar party organized by
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said that the recent election campaigns, marked by the use of large convoys of 100 vehicles, suggest that such practices could continue in future political activities. “We can clearly understand the intentions of those who take to
Senior Joint Chief Coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP) Abdul Hannan Masud has claimed that he was attacked allegedly by some expelled BNP activists in Noakhali on Monday. The attack, that took place at around 7:30 pm today, was led by some people claiming to be former local BNP m
Calling Awami League (AL) a terrorist organisation, National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam on Monday demanded that the registration of the party (AL) be cancelled. Speaking virtually at an iftar event organised by the party’s Narayanganj district unit, Nahid, a former adviser to t
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday voiced grave concerns over the unfolding political situation in the country, alleging that a conspiracy is afoot to tarnish the army’s image and turn it against people. “Someone somewhere may be trying to instigate something. We are witnessi
The BNP has dissolved the central committee of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), the physicians' body of the party. The party has also formed a 12-member preparatory and management committee for the upcoming DAB council, said a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General
The National Consensus Commission has so far received reform opinions from 21 political parties as Bangladesh Nezame Islam submitted its opinions on Monday. A delegation, led by Bangladesh Nezame Islam secretary Maulana Abu Taher handed over its reform opinions to member of the consensus commissio
