The Election Commission (EC) has decided to remove Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Mominur Rahman, returning officer of Chattogram Zila Parishad elections, from his duty of election.

The government will extend the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail sentence for six more months.

Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Ito Naoki today met with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and organising secretary Shyama Obaid today.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the current government has divided the state organs through politicisation.

BNP Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu came under attack this afternoon (September 17, 2022) at Manoharganj upazila in Cumilla by miscreants while he was returning to Dhaka from Noakhali.

After Jatiya Party presidium member Mashiur Rahman Ranga’s expulsion, JP chairman’s adviser Ziaul Huq Mridha has been removed from all party posts.

BNP executive committee member and former DNCC mayoral candidate Tabith Awal was seriously injured in an attack on a BNP programme in the capital's Banani today (September 17, 2022).

Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain today (September 17, 2022) suggested the formation of a structure for an independent and neutral election to overcome the country's political crisis.

Writers of both fiction and non-fiction have come under increasing pressure and censorship across South Asia. To discuss these issues, the fifth ULAB Lit Salon brings together a diverse group of experts drawn from policy and its practice, publishing, and media.

The Election Commission’s roadmap for the next parliamentary polls is very much “conventional” and it does not detail how the challenges of holding a free, fair and inclusive election will be addressed, say experts.

At least eight activists of BNP have been arrested and 225 others sued, including 75 named, in a case filed over a clash between the party and ruling Awami League activists and police in Mirpur two days ago.

BNP yesterday issued a note of warning to the ruling party saying that it would not be possible to stop their movement by attack and arrests.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader yesterday said his party does not belong to any political alliance.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam, its leader Khaleda Zia and their party do not believe in the country’s independence and sovereignty.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today (September 16, 2022) said the speech given by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in Thakurgaon yesterday (September 15, 2022) proves that BNP does not believe in the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh.

The BNP has announced that it will stage demonstration in all the cities, district and upazila headquarters on Sunday to protest the attack on a party programme in Mirpur.

Tension is running high among the grassroots Jatiya Party leaders and activists in  Rangpur following Mashiur Rahman Ranga’s removal from all party posts.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday categorically said their party will not back down from its decision against joining the next national election if it is held under the current Awami League government.

Mohiuddin Maharaj, organising secretary of Pirojpur district Awami League, is contesting the chairman’s post in the upcoming zila parishad elections as a rebel candidate for the second consecutive time.

A Chhatra League activist yesterday filed a case against the new BCL president of Rajshahi district unit, Sakibul Islam Rana, accusing him of extorting money promising employment.