Bangladesh will move towards elections through a legal basis of the July Charter containing state reform initiatives, says National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam. He said, “Muhammad Yunus must issue the order of the July Charter from the point of the mass uprising. July Charter sh
A conspiracy is being hatched to subvert democracy in Bangladesh again after the July Uprising, says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He remarked while speaking to the media after laying wreaths at the grave of former president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangl
BNP on Thursday reaffirmed its full commitment to implementing the “July National Charter”, signed on October 17, and urged all political parties not to raise new issues or create crises that could hinder the upcoming election. The party made its position clear on the ongoing political
The Election Commission has registered 66 organisations as local election observers as well as identified 16 more firms as eligible for registration as local election observers ahead of the upcoming 13th parliamentary election to be held in early February 2026. “The 66 organisations have giv
The Election Commission of Jagannath University (JnU) has published the draft voter list for the Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JnUCSU) and hall union elections 2025. The draft was published on Thursday evening on the official JnUCSU election website, reports UNB. According t
BNP on Thursday expressed solidarity with Tarek Rahman, who has been observing a hunger strike in front of the Election Commission, demanding registration for his political party. "The political party he formed definitely deserves registration. And for this just cause, he has been on hunger strike
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has started selling nomination forms for aspiring candidates ahead of the 13th national election, with each form priced at Tk 10,000. Announcing the initiative at a press briefing on Thursday evening, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary said that freedom
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, along with seven other political parties, on Thursday submitted a five-point memorandum to Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, urging the implementation of the July Charter and calling for a national referendum ahead of the next general election scheduled for February. A j
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday urged people from all walks of life to extend their cooperation in holding the next national election in February next year, foiling all conspiracies to derail it. “It seems to us that there is no scope for deferring the election from
The High Court on Thursday granted bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Sagir Hossain passed the order after hearing a petition seeking bail for him. The court also granted bail to journal
Jamaat-e-Islami has warned that the party will resort to a tougher action if necessary to secure a referendum before the national election. Speaking at a brief rally at Paltan intersection shortly before 11:45 am on Thursday, the party’s deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said the mov
The Canadian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday said Canada has been a longstanding advocate for ‘free, fair, inclusive and participatory’ elections in Bangladesh. Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leadership and discussed progre
Thousands of Jamaat-e-Islami activists have staged a protest march in Dhaka, pressing for a five-point charter of demands that includes issuing an order to implement the July National Charter and holding a referendum in November. After 11:00 am on Thursday, the Dhaka Metropolitan South unit of Jam
