Participating in the next national election amid ongoing mob violence and a lack of security would be like "jumping into a pond with hands and feet tied," said Shameem Haider Patwari, newly appointed secretary general of the Jatiya Party (JP), yesterday.

Many are feeling down but I have always been an optimistic person, he says

All accused were sent to jail by a court

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday replaced Mujibul Haque Chunnu with Shameem Haider Patwary as secretary general.

The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday said a level playing field for the next general election is still absent, and the party will not accept polls in such a situation.

National Citizen Party does not want to delay election, but those who want to delay reforms are delaying the polls, said its Convener Nahid Islam.

They have been removed from all party posts and stripped of their primary membership for their involvement in extortion

He also said, "This generation promises a new democratic constitution for Bangladesh."

We want civil rights of the people and real democracy, he says

Says empowering people through elections is the shared responsibility of all political forces

He said those who want to delay the election are certainly not pro-democratic or supporters of the July-August revolution

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami is trying to fish in troubled waters.

The July uprising was about building a new Bangladesh, not just toppling the Sheikh Hasina government, National Citizen Party Convenor Nahid Islam said yesterday.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday urged his party leaders and activists to resist any kind of fascism and said his party does not want an election just for the sake of it.

Says Hefazat chief

In its application for registration with the Election Commission, Janatar Bangladesh Party has said its central office is located on the 12th floor of Darus Salam Arcade near the capital’s Paltan intersection.

Students tell CU VC; video of incident sparks widespread backlash

The fallen Awami fascist regime established a rule of extreme oppression, he says

Simply writing laws on paper or making the language beautiful is not enough, he says

Fifteen leaders of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) have been relieved of their duties