The BNP and Communist Party of Bangladesh welcomed the Election Commission work plan for the next parliamentary polls, while the National Citizen Party and Islami Andolan Bangladesh criticised it.

KSJL chief slams govt, warns against curbing freedom of speech

Jamaat leader Prof Mujibur Rahman says; emphasises on level playing field in upcoming election

Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said the goal of the interim government formed through the July uprising is to eliminate inequality and establish a new political arrangement in Bangladesh that will strengthen the democratic system

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that a certain political quarter is deliberately trying to prevent pro-democracy forces from assuming power.

BNP has suspended its chairper-son’s adviser, Fazlur Rahman, from all party posts, including his primary membership, for three months.

Cyberbullying and smear campaigns targeting candidates, particularly women, have emerged as a disturbing trend ahead of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union elections.

Any party has the right to skip a national election, but those who do so with excuses risk being sidelined from future politics, said BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed.

Students seem more interested in hall-level elections

BNP chairperson’s adviser Fazlur Rahman has expressed concern for his and his family’s safety after protesters gathered outside his Segunbagicha residence in Dhaka yesterday, demanding his expulsion from the party and arrest over “derogatory remarks” about the July uprising.

Gono Forum Emeritus President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday urged everyone to stay united in upholding the constitution’s basic principles.

'For the past several months, my name, statements, and photos have been unfairly restricted and blocked on Facebook'

Demands explanation within 24 hours

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday called on the interim government to guarantee a free and fair election, stressing that only an elected government has the mandate to amend the constitution in the nation's interest.

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said their party will form a commission to ensure free and transparent journalism if it returns to power.

“The entire state system has become one of occupation,” he said during a seminar at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.

Akhter Hossen, member secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), yesterday warned that the “July Charter” would fail to meet people’s aspirations for freedom if it lacks a proper legal basis and implementation.

A Jamaat delegation met Pakistan FM Ishaq Dar at the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka

A seven-member NCP delegation meets Pakistan FM Ishaq Dar

The BNP delegation, led by its spokesperson Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met Ishaq Dar at the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka