Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday urged BNP leaders to participate in the elections and politics.

After the incident of Rajshahi MP Omar Faruk Chowdhury allegedly beating a college principal, now another ruling party MP allegedly attacked a Cumilla Awami League leader today (July 16, 2022) on the parliament premises.

Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday said no matter how powerful the US ambassador or people like him are, they won’t be able to play any role in the next national elections of Bangladesh.

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.

Referring to the disgraceful inclusion of the indemnity for Bangabandhu’s killers in the fifth amendment to the constitution, Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy termed it “the beginning of the culture of impunity”.

An Awami League probe body found authenticity of the allegation that organizing secretary of Gaibandha’s Palashbari upazila unit, Mohibul Hasan Mukit’s parents were involved with Jamaat-Shibir politics.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as the near five-month conflict leaves cities in ruins and thousands homeless.

Former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders recounted the "violent politics" of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat e Islami, on university campuses.

Bangladesh’s national election next year will be critical in determining whether the country moves towards greater democracy or greater autocracy, said a recently released policy document of the US.

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday warned that Bangladesh is likely to face a deep economic crisis like Sri Lanka though the government is now trying to hush up the reality.

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain today (July 6, 2022) warned that Bangladesh is likely to face a deepening economic crisis like Sri Lanka though the government is now trying to hush up the reality.

The Awami League government will not be able to earn people’s confidence even if it builds 1,000 Padma bridges ignoring democracy, said BNP yesterday.

The OECD countries will be happy if next general polls are held in an inclusive, acceptable, and free and fair manner, said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal.

Akhter Hossain Tinku, a local Awami League leader and a teacher at Mirzapur United Degree College in Narail, has been suspended from the post of president of a local AL committee over the recent assault on the college principal.

A total of 70 people died in the political clashes across the country in the first half of the year 2022 while 3,770 were injured, according to the data of Human Rights Support Society.

BNP, Jatiya Party and Gono Forum MPs at Jatiya Sangsad yesterday blasted the government for the sorry state of the Election Commission (EC), education system, law and order situation and widespread corruption in health sector.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today denounced the Yunus Centre’s statement that denied Dr Muhammad Yunus’s alleged role to scrap World Bank’s financing in Padma Bridge construction as evil attempts to hide the truth.

The grand opening of Bangladesh’s 6.15km bridge of pride over the mighty Padma river may have been lauded at home and abroad but it was met with criticism and questions over quality of construction from opposition BNP.

The parliament today witnessed an unprecedented event as opposition Chief Whip Moshiur Rahman Ranga threatened BNP MP Harunur Rashid and said he won’t be allowed to address the house in the future.

With the next parliamentary election a year and a half away, major political parties, except for the ruling Awami League, are toughening their stance against the use of Electronic Voting Machines in the polls.