She is a member of the Forest and Environment Affairs subcommittee of AL Central Committee

The announcement has sparked discontent and led to confrontations between rival factions, prompting the local administration to impose Section 144 in the area

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said if the party is voted to power, it will start implementing its 31-point charter to rebuild the country.

With Adviser Nahid Islam almost certain to be the convener of the new political party being floated by the July uprising activists, differences of opinion have emerged among the leaders over the member secretary post, the second-highest role in the party hierarchy.

BNP Chairperson's political adviser Aman Ullah Aman has said the biggest invention of the fascist Awami League government was the "Aynaghar" -- joint interrogation cells run by different security and law enforcement agencies

Says BNP's Gayeshwar alleging that the govt is taking time to give a few people the chance to form a new party

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said elections are the only way to institutionalise democracy in the country

Hasnat, Sarjis, Nasir and Akhter may assume key positions in the party

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami today called for a national election once political parties reach a consensus on necessary reforms.

Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partha today informed the interim government that his party does not want local elections to be held before the national election.

Meeting sources said some political parties, mainly the Islamist ones, emphasised the need to hold the local body election before the national election

Hefazat-e-Islam today demanded that the interim government ban the Awami League following the release of a report by the United Nations fact-finding mission.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today expressed concerns that centrist politics could face a crisis amid ongoing discussions on whether local or parliamentary elections should be held first.

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas today alleged that a certain political party is trying to confuse the government through various contradictory statements only to delay the national election.

The people of Bangladesh are seeking a fair and impartial election, not one conducted merely for the sake of formality, said Shafiqur Rahman, ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

A BNP delegation, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will attend the meeting, BNP Media Cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan said today.

Abdur Razzak (60), the forest and environment affairs secretary of Savar Municipality Awami League, accused in the July-August murder case, has died in Dhaka Central Jail.

The BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami now seem to be poles apart over when the local and parliamentary elections should be held and the proportional representation system in the House.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir say they are also against holding local polls before the national election

At a discussion organised by the Nagorik Oikya in a city hotel, they warned that without unity, the country could face severe challenges, which would have a negative impact on the people