A union-level leader of Swechchasebak Dal, the voluntary wing of BNP, has been killed in an attack allegedly by his rivals over a kabadi game in Kalia upazila of Narail district. The deceased was identified as Masud Sheikh, 46, member secretary of Babra-Hachla Union unit of the party and son of la
A regular meeting of BNP’s standing committee is underway at the BNP chairperson’s office in the Gulshan area in Dhaka on Wednesday night. BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is presiding over the meeting, joining virtually from London. Local newspaper reports said the party wo
Eight Islamist parties have called for a referendum in November on implementing the July National Charter, alongside four other demands. Speaking at a joint press conference at the National Press Club on Wednesday, the parties, including the Jamaat-e-Islami, warned that any delay in announcing a r
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is still trying to disrupt the upcoming national election even while staying abroad. “Sheikh Hasina is still engaged in various conspiracies to block the election. She keeps issuing
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday urged party leaders and activists not to be misled by a fake press release circulating on Facebook. In a statement, Rizvi said a vested quarter had recently posted a fabricated press release on social media by forging his s
The National Citizens Party (NCP) has agreed with the proposal made by the National Consensus Commission that if the constitutional reforms mentioned in the July Charter are not done within a specific period, it will be deemed to have been “adopted” by a constitutional council. The con
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called the recommendations made by the National Consensus Commission on the implementation of the July National Charter “deceptive” and demanded their immediate amendment. He made the call at a discussion on Thursday, while sharing
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has written to the law ministry objecting to a clause in the amended Representation of the People Order (RPO) that obliges candidates in alliances to contest under their own party symbol, after earlier raising the issue with the Election Commission. The party wants
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz has called for trust in the people if the proposed referendum on implementing the July Charter does not yield a positive result. On Tuesday, he explained that a failed referendum simply reflects that the public has rejected it, reports bdnews24.
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said their party does not agree with the Consensus Commission's recommendation to hold a referendum before the national election, saying BNP's position on the issue remains unchanged. "BNP does not agree with the Consensus Commission's reco
Jamaat-e-Islami has called on the Election Commission not to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO) provision that requires candidates to contest under their own party symbol even when contesting as part of an alliance. The party also demanded that a national referendum be held next mo
Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir stated on Tuesday that it would not be possible to hold the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election under a caretaker government, even if such a system were reinstated through a Supreme Court verdict. "According to the Constitution, a caretaker government must
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that members of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) will be deployed for nine days during the upcoming general election in February. "The Ansar force will play a responsible role and help ensure that the el
