Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Awami League never used the backdoor for grabbing power, rather it always assumes state power through elections.

The national election will be held on time, following the constitution, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.

Ruling Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, who has been convicted in a corruption case, returns after five days of Thailand visit, which an ACC lawyer calls a “wilful violation of court order”.    

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today said that Awami League lawmaker Haji Salim, who is a convict in a graft case, left and returned to the country in accordance with the law.

Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim, who was convicted with a 10-year sentence in a corruption case, has left the country for Bangkok.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, including that of Ilias Ali, are going through serious problems in absence of their near and dear ones.   

A local Awami League (AL) leader was tied to a tree and beaten up in Hayndgaon union of Chattogram’s Patiya upazila yesterday afternoon.

A top Awami League leader has said they favour the transparent Supreme Court Bar Association election, while BNP alleged that “one-sided” announcement of the results by ruling party-backed lawyers was “terrible injustice”.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said BNP is the key impediment to democracy and progress.

The government yesterday appointed immediate past elected chairmen of 61 zila parishads as administrators, most of them ruling Awami League leaders of the respective districts.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (April 26, 2022) reaffirmed that their party will not join any election, be it parliamentary or local government ones, under the current government.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that police are trying to cover up its failure and indifference to contain the violence in the capital’s New Market area and the involvement of Chhatra League.

Police were trying to cover up their failures and hiding Chhatra League activists involved in the recent clashes between students and traders in Dhaka's New Market area, BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today (April 23, 2022).

The track record of illegally seizing state power cost the legitimacy of the opposition parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy said, condemning the parties for their lack of involvement with democracy.

The government has urged the Election Commission to take necessary steps to hold Zila Parishad elections as soon as possible.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said a group of political parties joined hands with the BNP-Jamaat alliance to try to oust her government and return the country to an era of darkness again.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday questioned the “inactive role” of police in stopping the day-long clashes between

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said people of the country laugh when leaders of BNP, which was born undemocratically, talk about democracy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said a group of political parties joined hands with the BNP-Jamaat alliance to try to oust her government and push the country into an era of darkness again.

The Election Commission should take steps to restore people’s trust in it and reform the electronic voting system for holding a free, fair and participatory election, senior journalists said yesterday.