Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

The air quality in Bangladesh remains toxic nearly half the year even after the country received a whopping $2.3 billion to curb air pollution.

The EC needs assistance from all stakeholders to hold a free and fair election come January.

Opposition BNP plans to take its movement to a climax before the announcement of the election schedule, party insiders say.

While the ruling Awami League is already gearing up for the election, opposition BNP is concentrating its efforts on forcing the government to accept the demand for polls under a non-partisan interim administration.

The BNP has planned to hold rallies in 19 districts and organise marches from one district to another this month to realise its one-point demand for election under a non-partisan government, insiders say.

Nitrogen dioxide has become a cause for serious concern as the concentration of the pollutant in Dhaka’s air is increasing while it is decreasing across the world, according to a global study.

Diplomatically, this year has possibly been the most eventful in the history of Bangladesh.

The BNP is going to bring changes in the protest programmes to press home its one-point demand of election under a non-partisan administration.

The BNP is going to bring changes in the protest programmes to press home its one-point demand of election under a non-partisan administration.

With the elections just four months away, there are hardly any campaigns.

Repatriation of the first batch of the Rohingyas may begin within months and 100 refugees could be sent home every day from then on, said officials concerned.

Coupled with its unwavering commitment to unpredictability, JaPa has been true to its sense of dedicated opportunism over the years.

Shouldn't our politicians focus on how to best serve the people?

It appears that the ruling party is courting all the powers that matter in Bangladeshi politics.

BNP’s real loss in announcing the sit-ins without proper coordination was giving the upper hand to the ruling party

Myanmar may take back the Rohingyas living in the Cox’s Bazar camps to their own villages in North Maungdaw and nearby places instead of any camps or model villages.

As long as it faced no street confrontation, BNP saw a huge success in its recent anti-government demonstrations. But because of the way Saturday’s sit-ins played out, the party high-ups are considering taking a step back from capital-centric anti-government programmes for now.

Although it happens to be a prevailing practice, this culture of 'counter-programme' only indicates moral insecurity.

A charged-up BNP plans to stage a big show of strength in front of the party’s Nayapaltan headquarters today after the police finally gave it the go-ahead.

The two instances provide somewhat of an indication as to how the Election Commission will be handling voting in the 300 constituencies.