BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said everyone needs to be united in national interest, and pro-democracy political parties should not stop communicating with each other. "There will be differences between political parties on various issues, but those should be resolved through discussion,"
BNP Standing Committee Member Hafizuddin Ahmed has opposed the introduction of the Proportional Representation (PR) system in the upcoming national election, saying the people in Bangladesh have long been accustomed to voting for individuals rather than symbols. Speaking at an event at the Jatiya
The Dhaka University wing of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal announced committees for 18 residential halls in defiance of the ban on student politics on campus after the fall of the Awami League regime. On Friday, a notice issued by DU Chhatra Dal said the existing hall committees have been abolished
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said the letter sent to the Election Commission was the most important step in a year taken by the interim government, adding that the nation was waiting for this. Earlier, the commission said on Thursday that it received a letter from the Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus o
The National Citizen Party has plunged into internal crisis after five of its senior leaders quietly travelled to the coastal resort of Cox’s Bazar on a politically sensitive day, skipping official commemorations of the July Uprising’s first anniversary. The unannounced trip, undertake
Major political parties in Bangladesh have expressed mixed reactions over the timeline for the next national elections recently announced by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. The BNP on Wednesday welcomed both the July Declaration and the election schedule announced by the interim government. "T
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party’s 31-point vision is being realised through the ongoing state reform process. He addressed a rally at 3:30pm on Wednesday outside the party’s central office in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan, marking the July Uprising anni
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today said no one is safe if there is no democracy and rule of law in the country. "If there is no democracy and rule of law in the country, neither women nor men, neither minorities nor majorities, none of us are safe. O
National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain has called on the interim government to once again demonstrate its ongoing initiatives to reform the state after Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus announced a timeframe for the general election. Akhtar made the remarks on the July Proclamatio
The Jamaat-e-Islami has criticised the lack of political dialogue in the lead-up to the announcement of the national election in February, saying the decision has left the nation “stunned and surprised”. However, the party backed the chief adviser’s decision, calling it “po
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has issued show-cause notices to five of its leaders for travelling to Cox’s Bazar on the first anniversary of the July mass uprising. The notices were issued on Wednesday (August 6) in five separate letters signed by the party’s Joint Member Secr
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed his sincere gratitude to the head of the interim government, Professor Dr Yunus. He (Tarique Rahman) also extended thanks to the advisory council members and all the concerned members who are involved in this process f
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has lauded Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus’s announcement that national elections will be held in February in an address to the nation, calling it “historic”. The senior BNP leader shared the party’s reaction to the announcemen
