Prayers to seek Khaleda Zia’s recovery and mark Tarique Rahman’s return

The National Citizen Party is increasingly tilting toward a seat-sharing arrangement with Jamaat-e-Islami, as party leaders fear that a deal with the BNP would yield too few seats and create cracks within their newly formed alliance.

Six thousand, three hundred and fourteen days.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has called for calm and cooperation to implement his plan for the nation, in his first speech on Bangladeshi soil in close to two decades.

National Citizen Party’s nominee for the Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) constituency, Mir Arshadul Haque, has resigned from the party ahead of the upcoming election.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday collected nomination form for Dhaka-15 constituency to participate in the 13th national parliamentary election and referendum scheduled for February 12 next year.

Leaders of different political parties yesterday welcomed BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, expressing hope that his return would put the country back on the path of democracy and elections and usher in a culture of political coexistence.

BNP leaders and activists are energised by the party’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s speech, which has brought new hope and clear direction ahead of the upcoming election.

Plainclothes and uniformed personnel deployed to maintain law and order

Will later travel to Savar to honour martyrs of the Liberation War

Tarique invokes Martin Luther King at Dhaka reception: 'I have a plan for Bangladesh.'

He made the call after landing in Dhaka, acknowledges interim government’s measures

Police and CSF escort them to the house from airport

A Biman flight carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka via Sylhet at 11:41am

Supporters arrive overnight, gather near airport, rally venue to welcome him

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BNP has reached an electoral understanding in 10 constituencies with several allied parties that took part in the simultaneous movement against the previous regime.

A disagreement over seat-sharing has emerged among the newly formed alliance comprising the National Citizen Party, Amar Bangladesh Party and Bangladesh Rastro Songskar Andolan.

The National Citizen Party yesterday urged the Election Commission to rethink the election schedule without changing the polling date, insisting the 13th parliamentary election be held on February 12 as planned.

Venue yet to be finalised, says party leader Hamidur Rahman Azad