BNP and several other political parties raise questions about the Students Against Discrimination’s decision to proclaim what it calls the July Revolution while Jamaat welcomes it.

Emphasising the urgency of general elections, political party leaders cautioned against lowering the voting age. They argued that such a move could spark controversy and push back the polls date in the process.

Just two days after suspending journalists’ entry to the Secretariat, the government yesterday said they would get limited access there from today.

BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that “one or two political parties” in the country are trying to “fish in troubled waters to make gains”.

Stating that the constitution was written in 1972 at the cost of the blood of 30 lakh martyrs, BNP Senior leader Mirza Abbas today criticised those who called for burying that national charter

He alleges that the same political party is engaged in widespread corruption at local levels

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that the recent fire at the Secretariat was a deliberate act orchestrated to destroy evidence of corruption and money laundering by the former Awami League government and its allies.

The morning rally touched important places of the town before its leaders made speeches in front of Haider Complex.

There is a public perception that the interim government is intentionally delaying the election process, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) Ameer Syed Md Rezaul Karim yesterday said Islamist parties will present unified candidates in all constituencies during the upcoming national elections.

The Jatiya Nagorik Committee is not a registered political party but a political force dedicated to shaping future leadership in Bangladesh, said Sarjis Alam, general secretary of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation, yesterday.

BNP Vice Chairman Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad returned to Bangladesh today after spending 13 years in Saudi Arabia

There is no legal bar for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to participate in the next general election, said Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman yesterday.

The interim government will not make unilateral decisions on the reform commissions’ reports but will finalise decisions through consultations with all political parties, said Adviser Mahfuj Alam yesterday.

A local Jubo Dal leader was killed during a clash between two factions of BNP in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram last night

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said his party’s aim is not to come to power, but to establish good governance in the country.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that those who prioritise reforms over elections and democracy have evil intentions

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday said reforms without consensus and elections without reforms would not be able to take Bangladesh forward.

Emphasising the importance of building a national consensus on reforms, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that public participation is crucial to achieving this goal

The reform commissions’ works would have been more effective had they held discussions with political parties before submitting their reports, BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.