Claims voter turnout may drop below 20% if major parties are left out of the race

'I am keen to leave,' he tells Reuters

Fakhrul, Porwar, Zubair, and Patwary provide instant reactions

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said his party, despite facing the most repression over the last 16 years, does not want revenge and is instead committed to ensuring accountability, reconciliation and democratic rights.

National Citizen Party yesterday announced nominees in 125 constituencies, pitting its top leaders against rivals from BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in key Dhaka seats in the upcoming national election.

The doctors are providing care and she is responding to it, he says

Both emerged from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement

Maj (retd) Monjur Kader is also a former state minister

Says only the chief adviser’s office can announce his exit

Nahid to contest Dhaka-11; Tasnim Jara Dhaka-9; Sarjis Panchagarh-1; Hasnat Cumilla-4

BNP, if it returns to power, will ensure the independence of Anti-Corruption Commission to effectively control graft in the country, said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.

NCP leader says she fears contesting election

Interim govt will prioritise country's stability and democratic process, he says

Says prioritising party symbol risks centralised rule

Salehuddin Ahmed stresses leadership integrity at ACC discussion on anti-corruption day

Jatiya Party factions led by Anisul Islam Mahmud and Anwar Hossain Manju, and 16 other parties yesterday launched a new alliance called National Democratic Front (NDF).

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman said yesterday that they strongly believe a national government is necessary for at least five years to restore the country’s stability and economy, establish the rule of law, and eradicate corruption from society.

With democracy and accountable governance absent, the country is passing through an abnormal time, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday.

Decision taken 'in greater interest'

Defends Akhter Hossen’s remark, saying that it was evidence-based