Sajjad Hossain

Party fields 272 candidates; no seats allotted to partners yet

The BNP has announced candidates for 36 more constituencies, including several in Dhaka, where the National Citizen Party is fielding its top leaders as contenders in the upcoming national elections.

The BNP has announced candidates for 36 more constituencies, including several in Dhaka, where the National Citizen Party is fielding its top leaders as contenders in the upcoming national elections.

With the announcement of 36 candidates today, BNP has now finalised candidates for 272 constituencies

To strengthen unity among grassroots leaders ahead of the national election, the BNP has reopened its doors to leaders it had previously expelled for violating party directives and damaging the party’s image.

BNP has questioned the transparency, timing, and motives behind the government’s recent reshuffles of field-level officers, including superintendents of police, deputy commissioners, and upazila nirbahi officers, ahead of the national election.

The upcoming referendum, slated for the same day as the national election, appears to be low on the BNP’s priority list, with the party planning neither to campaign for a “yes” nor a “no” vote.

The BNP, in its election campaign, will pledge to create one crore jobs within 18 months if voted to power

The BNP has yet to decide whether it will campaign for a “yes” or “no” vote in the July charter referendum. The party says it is observing the situation and will make its decision later.

Though many senior BNP leaders remain unhappy with the July charter implementation order, the party is shifting its focus and speeding up election-related work, as several major tasks remain incomplete.

Political analysts say the unrest has grown due to a lack of a fair and transparent nomination process

BNP’s allies are frustrated after the party unveiled its nominees before finalising seat-sharing deals, leaving partners in the dark.

Key Jamaat-e-Islami leaders are likely to gain an edge in over a half a dozen constituencies

Dhaka-13 has been kept for BNP ally Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM) Chairman Bobby Hajjaj

Announces a list of 237 potential candidates; Fakhrul hints at some changes after talks with allies

The delay in selecting candidates has visibly slowed the BNP's campaign and stirred resentment among nomination seekers

The BNP is in a conundrum over how to respond to the National Consensus Commission’s recommendations on implementing reforms.

The BNP is considering to have multiple candidates selected in each constituency for the upcoming polls as part of the party’s strategy.

BNP will take strict action against grassroots leaders who refuse to support the candidates selected for the election, Tarique Rahman said yesterday

A section of BNP men allegedly involved in Gazipur, Narayanganj, Savar