Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif yesterday hoped that BNP will take part in the next general election.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said Awami League’s assurance of a fair election is only a trap to deceive their party.

Jatiya Party Chairperson GM Quader yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s statement, in which she said the next national election will be held using electronic voting machine (EVM), has created doubt and confusion among opposition parties.

Two Chhatra League activists were injured as Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Redwan Ahmed allegedly opened fire during rallies of Awami League and LDP in Cumilla’s Chandina today.

The BNP boycotted the national election under the Awami League government in 2014. It then participated in the 2018 polls under the AL government. On both occasions, the party gained nothing.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday assured that the next general election will be held in free and credible manner and urged all registered political parties to participate in the election.

The BNP has formed a three-member committee, headed by party Vice-Chairman Netai Roy Chowdhury, to look into the recent clashes between a group of Dhaka College students and traders in the city's New Market area that claimed two lives.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today assured that the next general election will be held in free and credible manner and urged all registered political parties to participate the election.

At least four people, including a Chhatra Dal leader, were injured in a clash between two groups at a municipal-level BNP conference in Dhamrai this (May 8, 2022) morning.

There is no question of participating in the next parliamentary election unless the current AL government resigns, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today, (May 8, 2022).

The government will make all-out efforts to bring opposition BNP to the next parliamentary election, slated for late next year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Awami League never used the backdoor for grabbing power, rather it always assumes state power through elections.

The national election will be held on time, following the constitution, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.

Ruling Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, who has been convicted in a corruption case, returns after five days of Thailand visit, which an ACC lawyer calls a “wilful violation of court order”.    

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said that Awami League lawmaker Haji Salim, who is a convict in a graft case, left and returned to the country in accordance with the law.

Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, who was convicted with a 10-year sentence in a corruption case, has left the country for Bangkok.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, including that of Ilias Ali, are going through serious problems in absence of their near and dear ones.   

A local Awami League (AL) leader was tied to a tree and beaten up in Hayndgaon union of Chattogram’s Patiya upazila yesterday afternoon.

A top Awami League leader has said they favour the transparent Supreme Court Bar Association election, while BNP alleged that “one-sided” announcement of the results by ruling party-backed lawyers was “terrible injustice”.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP is the key impediment to democracy and progress.