The existence of Bangladesh would not have been possible without the 1971 Liberation War, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday.

Leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party yesterday alleged that sections of the civil administration were working in favour of a particular political party ahead of the upcoming election.

National Citizen Party candidate Sarjis Alam has declared conflicting income figures in documents submitted to the Election Commission.

NCP’s Nasiruddin Patwary says civil administration leaning towards BNP

Scheduled to visit July martyr Abu Sayed’s grave in Rangpur

Left-leaning alliance leaders meet Tarique Rahman; discuss law-and-order conditions and election

The Jamaat-led alliance has so far left 29 parliamentary seats for the National Citizen Party, but aspirants from other allies remain in the race in at least 21 of those constituencies, NCP sources said.

Alliance partners have expressed deep frustration, as the BNP failed to rein in its leaders contesting in seats allocated to allies

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman would become the chairman within the next few days.

BNP secretary general says party will launch election campaign from Sylhet

Business leaders seek stability during meeting with BNP acting chairman

Several high-profile candidacies restored as scrutiny ends with six rejections

Returning officers reject papers in Kurigram and Chattogram

Jamaat leader says many eligible candidates have had their nominations cancelled due to ‘excesses’ of returning officers

Weeks ahead of the next general election, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has plunged into a severe internal crisis following its decision to join a 10-party electoral alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami.

BNP’s fight in the national election is shaping up on two fronts: against rival parties outside and against rebel contenders within, threatening to split its vote base.

National Citizen Party leader Hasnat Abdullah has assets worth Tk 31.7 lakh, and earned Tk 12.5 lakh from his educational business Elysium Academy last year, according to his affidavit.

Uncertainty has emerged over whether the electoral seat-sharing arrangement between Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolan Bangladesh will ultimately hold, despite both parties having worked for nearly three and a half months to consolidate Islamist votes under a single platform.

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed’s assets grew by nearly six and a half times since 2008 to Tk 18.2 crore, while that of his wife Hasina Ahmed by over three and a half times to Tk 12.2 crore.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh Nayeb-e-Ameer Mufti Syed Foyjul Karim owns over 24 acres of agricultural land in Barishal’s Charmonai valued at Tk 1 crore, as per his tax return from the last fiscal year.