The ruling Awami League and its arch-rival the BNP are working to bring like-minded political parties into their fold ahead of the next parliamentary election.

A day after rejecting plans for any reform of Rab by its newly appointed director general, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said the elite force is being reformed constantly.

In another development within the Jatiya Party, Chairman GM Quader yesterday relieved KR Islam of acting president post of Mymensingh district JP and the party’s primary membership.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said there was some lack of caution on their part during last year’s Durga Puja as they thought like previous years the celebrations will be held in a peaceful manner.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader today (October 2, 2022) removed another leader of his party, KR Islam from the post of acting president of Mymensingh district JP and the party’s primary membership.

Jatiya Party Chairman and Deputy Leader of Opposition GM Quader today held a breakfast meeting with European Union (EU) Ambassador Charlese Whiteley in the capital.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has highlighted the importance of enhanced funds for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader yesterday said if peaceful political programmes are restricted in the country, it may invite conflict and violence.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday alleged that Awami League has become desperate to prevent a neutral and credible general election in the country.

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday urged party leaders and workers to resist communal forces during Durga Puja.

Minister of Information and Broadcasting as well as Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Hasan Mahmud said, the deputy commissioner of Chattogram was removed from the duty of Returning Officer without giving any opportunity to defend himself over seeking prayer for AL during the filing of nominations for the Zila Parishad elections.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her party has ensured fair environment for polls in the country and people are now able to cast their votes independently.

Three government officials were reportedly seen using the same vehicle as Awami League leaders and activists during a procession of the party in Chattogram’s Patiya upazila on Wednesday (September 30, 2022) afternoon.

The BNP yesterday asked the government to go for a “safe exit” by dissolving parliament and handing power over to a neutral government that would oversee the next polls.

Pro-BNP leaders of the Supreme Court Bar Association yesterday wrote to the chief justice, alleging that Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar, a judge of the High Court Division, violated the code of conduct by taking part in a “political views-exchange meeting” in Gaibandha.

Awami League General Secretary yesterday urged the BNP leaders to take part in elections shaking off the thought of a caretaker government.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the Election Commission is “completely free and independent” and there’s a system that allows the EC to hold free and fair elections in Bangladesh.

A total of 153 local BNP leaders and activists from Munshiganj got six weeks’ anticipatory bail from the High Court yesterday in a case filed on charges of vandalising vehicles, blasting bombs and obstructing police in discharging duties during their ongoing movements against the government on September 21.

BNP today (September 28, 2022) said it will reveal how a neutral government, once it is installed, will oversee the next parliamentary election when the time comes.

A total of 153 local BNP leaders and activists from Munshiganj got six weeks' anticipatory bail from the High Court today (September 28, 2022) in a case filed on charges of vandalising vehicles, blasting bombs, and obstructing police in discharging duties.