Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Friday warned that no one would be allowed to loot banks in Bangladesh in the future if the 11-party alliance comes to power. “Those who have stolen the country’s money and smuggled it abroad—if Allah Almighty gives us the opportunity t
Economic and political democratisation free from oligarchs, higher foreign direct investment (FDI), financial-sector reforms, capital-market development and trade liberalisation are central to BNP vision for rebuilding a "fragile economy". Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) T
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has promised to conduct foreign policy prioritising the “interests of the country and its people” if his party wins the parliamentary elections and forms a government after two decades. He emphasised that Bangladesh’s independence and sovereignty will
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Friday said the party is not seeking to form a Jamaat government, nor its own victory, but the victory of all 18-crore people of Bangladesh. He made the remarks during a large election rally at Narail Government High School ground, organized by the dist
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has pledged to give the ‘utmost priority’ to curbing corruption and establishing the rule of law and accountability if his party wins the general election. He warned that without taking stern measures in these three sectors, no national plans can be successf
BNP has cancelled its final election rally scheduled to be held in Dhaka on February 8 (on Sunday). Instead of holding the rally, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will deliver election speeches at different locations across Dhaka North and South on February 8 and 9, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General R
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Friday warned that anyone attempting to steal votes or commit election fraud will face consequences similar to those faced by fascists. Speaking at an election rally in Savar for Dilshana Parul, the 11-party alliance candidate for Dhaka-19, Nahi
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has announced the party’s 51-point election manifesto, prioritising nine issues with the promise of “building a welfare-oriented and prosperous Bangladesh”. The party chairman presented the manifesto at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Frida
Speculation has grown over Zaima Zarnaz Rahman’s entry into politics following her return to Bangladesh with her father, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman. After spending many of her formative years abroad, Zaima returned to the country with her family after more than a decade and a half, seeking
For the first time in decades, the image that once defined the hometown of Bangladesh's ousted premier Sheikh Hasina during elections, her Awami League party's "boat" symbol, is absent. In its place, posters of rivals like the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the Jamaat‑e‑Islami party and indep
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will announce its election manifesto today (Friday), ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election. Party Chairman Tarique Rahman will formally unveil the manifesto. BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed it on Thursday. He said the manifesto
Two local election camps of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami were vandalized in Kapasia, Gazipur, following tensions over a political rally on Thursday night. According to local residents, the incident took place near Saldaoi Bazar while a Jamaat election rally was ongoing, UNB reports. A scuffle br
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Ameer Maulana Mamunul Haque on Thursday said terrorism and corruption would be eliminated from Bangladesh’s politics through a “ballot revolution” in the February 12 elections. He made the remarks while addressing an election rally at the Azim Uddin Hi
