At least 10 people, including five policemen, were injured during a clash between police and BNP men in Dhanbari upazila of Tangail this afternoon (July 22, 2022).

All political parties should inform the government about their demands for an election-time government system, said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday.

We hope a participatory and competitive election will be held in time as per the constitutional procedures and with the participation of all political parties.

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas yesterday (July 20, 2022) appreciated Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal for inviting their party to talks, but he said they will not participate in any dialogue with the Election Commission (EC) unless there is a change in the government.   

The BNP yesterday skipped Election Commission’s dialogue seeking recommendations of political parties on how to hold a free and fair general election.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal yesterday said it’s not possible to force any political party to take part in the next national election.

They are lawmakers. Yet they took the law into their own hands.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said AL does not want uncontested elections, it wants competitive ones instead with participation of all political parties. 

After the incident of an Awami League MP in Rajshahi beating up a college principal, another ruling party lawmaker allegedly attacked a Cumilla Awami League leader yesterday on parliament premises.

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas yesterday said their party is preparing for ousting the Awami League government, not for joining the national election under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday urged BNP leaders to participate in the elections and politics.

After the incident of Rajshahi MP Omar Faruk Chowdhury allegedly beating a college principal, now another ruling party MP allegedly attacked a Cumilla Awami League leader today (July 16, 2022) on the parliament premises.

Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque yesterday said no matter how powerful the US ambassador or people like him are, they won’t be able to play any role in the next national elections of Bangladesh.

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.

Referring to the disgraceful inclusion of the indemnity for Bangabandhu’s killers in the fifth amendment to the constitution, Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy termed it “the beginning of the culture of impunity”.

An Awami League probe body found authenticity of the allegation that organizing secretary of Gaibandha’s Palashbari upazila unit, Mohibul Hasan Mukit’s parents were involved with Jamaat-Shibir politics.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as the near five-month conflict leaves cities in ruins and thousands homeless.

Former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders recounted the "violent politics" of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat e Islami, on university campuses.

Bangladesh’s national election next year will be critical in determining whether the country moves towards greater democracy or greater autocracy, said a recently released policy document of the US.

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday warned that Bangladesh is likely to face a deep economic crisis like Sri Lanka though the government is now trying to hush up the reality.