The interim government and the National Consensus Commission have deceived all parties except Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizens Party (NCP), said Gono Odhikar Parishad General Secretary Rashed Khan. He questioned whether the government had the capacity to hold parliamentary elections and a
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said their party would abolish the indemnity provision in the power sector if it returns to power. Speaking at the ‘CAB Youth Parliament 2025’ organised by the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) at Dhaka University
BNP standing committee member and former minister of commerce Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today (Saturday) said the upcoming national election should be held in early February. He, however, blamed that a conspirator's circle has been intending to delay the election. All of the peace-loving people
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of misleading the public by spreading lies about the upcoming national election. “A party is saying BNP wants to delay the election… but it is they who are actually trying to derail the po
Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, the student wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has announced its partial central and Dhaka University (DU) committees. The new committees were declared on Friday night. Zahid Ahsan has taken charge as the president of the central committee with Abu Baker Mojumder as t
Chief Adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam has firmly said that the election will be held before February 15, regardless of any decision on the referendum issue. “The Chief Adviser will decide on the referendum. Whatever the decision, there is no power to delay the election,”
There is no scope for holding a referendum before the general elections, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He shared the party’s stance at a discussion on Friday as eight like-minded political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, are protesting to demand a referendum on
Law Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul on Thursday said that Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will take the final decision regarding the implementation of the National Consensus Commission’s recommendations and referendum. “Two proposals of the Consensus Commission were discussed i
Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, deputy chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami, has said his party made multiple “sacrifices” to accommodate the BNP’s opposition during the National Consensus Commission meetings, and now the BNP is demanding a referendum before national elections. Speaking at
Although the Election Commission has added four new symbols, including the Shapla Koli, water lily bud, the National Citizen Party says it wants only the Shapla polls logo. NCP Joint Member Secretary Zahirul Islam Musa spoke about the matter shortly after the EC issued a gazette notification addin
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the National Consensus Commission submitted the July National Charter after replacing a page containing the BNP’s signature with another page. He said, “There is no page signed by the BNP in the July Charter. Other p
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (Thursday) said that his party still has full confidence in the interim government regarding holding the next national election. "Despite having objections to the proposals and recommendations of the National Consensus Commission, BNP s
The Election Commission (EC) will exchange views with the senior officials of ministries, departments, directorates, agencies and authorities with connections to preparations for the 13th national parliamentary election. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will preside over the meeting at
