'We have the full support of the world in our democratic transition,' says BNP spokesperson

Jamaat-e-Islami may leave up to 100 constituencies for like-minded political parties if an alliance is formed ahead of the next national election, party’s Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar said yesterday.

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said yesterday that single candidates in each constituency would soon be given the nod to begin campaigning for the next election.

Reporters allege misbehaviour by NCP leaders, activists; party regrets incident

BNP acting chairman says for generations, people of different religions in this country have practiced their faiths with great enthusiasm and harmony

BNP continued efforts to ensure Durga Puja celebrations remain safe and peaceful, he says

Asif Nazrul says ICT prosecution team reportedly preparing to seek trial of Awami League

The Election Commission has decided to register the National Citizen Party and Bangladesh Jatiya League as political parties, said senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed yesterday.

Yunus tells journalist Mehdi Hasan

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said conspiracies by both local and foreign forces are visibly afoot to obstruct Bangladesh's democratic transition, but the people are now united to foil such plots.

Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh and four other parties yesterday announced the second phase of their simultaneous movement with nearly identical demands, including holding the next parliamentary election based on the July Charter and introducing proportional representation in the voting system.

National Citizen Party’s joint chief organiser for the north Alik Mree, tendered his resignation in protest against the party’s “silence” over the recent violence and killings in Khagrachhari following protests over the rape of a schoolgirl.

Expected to outline outcomes of talks with other parties

Mamunur was picked up from in front of hotel The Westin Dhaka early today

The Jamaat-e-Islami exhibited a new logo in meetings between its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman and foreign diplomats yesterday without formally unveiling the new emblem.

Acknowledging that some ballot papers for the recent Ducsu election were printed in Nilkhet, Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan yesterday ruled out any possibility of vote rigging with those papers.

EC meeting civil society members, intellectuals and academicians

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said political parties have no doubt anymore that the next national election will be held in February 2026.

A covert autocracy could emerge in Bangladesh if democratic and nationalist forces fail to remain united ahead of the national election, said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said if his party comes to power, no one will have to stand on the streets to demand their due rights.