Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed the authorities concerned to strengthen the ongoing drive against the Awami League, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Jubo League and other associate organisations.

Home miniser rules out possibility of executive ban of Awami League

Opposition MPs yesterday demanded that the Awami League be tried as a political party in an international crimes tribunal, accusing it of committing mass killings during the July uprising, as well as destroying democratic institutions and looting national resources during its tenure.

Md Aminul Islam says investigators are examining the party’s organisational liability in several incidents

The territory that constitutes Bangladesh has been a political hotbed since the dawn of the 20th century. The country entered a new era in August 1947, after the partition of India, including Bengal.

Anniversary programmes by party activists could lead to clashes with rival political groups, it says

Awami League 'was always here,' says Nazrul

The government is giving top priority to recovering assets laundered abroad, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament yesterday, describing the matter as central to a broader strategy to combat corruption, money laundering and financial crimes.

Former national football team captain Aminul Haque has called for a resolution to the murder cases filed against star cricketers Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, expressing hope that the duo can return to Bangladesh’s cricketing landscape.

Iftekharuzzaman says party cannot return without accountability

Bangladesh senior assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin, believes star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is still very much needed in the national setup.

While the government insists that this will be the cleanest election in the country’s history, it remains uncertain whether sufficient safeguards and scrutiny are in place—within the Election Commission, among observers, or in the media—to prevent rigging

The verdict against Sheikh Hasina does not just condemn a former prime minister. It sentences an entire model of politics. The deeper question now is whether Awami League survives as a party, or only as a memory of fear and loyalty.

It is disturbing to note that several notorious criminals have been released from jails since the uprising.

Upcoming election will be free, fair and inclusive, he says

Protesters opposing the Awami League’s “Lockdown” programme yesterday detained and handed over at least nine people, including a teenager, to police on suspicion of being linked to the party in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi 32 and near the AL’s central office in Gulistan.

Says he will boycott elections if Jatiya Party is excluded as well

Plan came to light after questioning 25 arrested leaders and activists

Jamaat Ameer says imposing election on those who dislike it amounts to oppression

Asif Nazrul says ICT prosecution team reportedly preparing to seek trial of Awami League