Salahuddin expressed concern that the law creates ample scope for misuse
Frustrated as the chief adviser has yet to clearly specify when the election will be held, the BNP is making preparations to take to the streets with a demand for polls by December.
BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas today dismissed the notion of a "second independence", asserting that such claims undermine the historic Liberation War of 1971
BNP’s adversarial politics hurts more because it was expected to lead a new culture of politics.
The party submitted its opinions on reform proposals today to the Consensus Commission
Since the fall of the Awami League regime in August last year, the BNP has been plagued by clashes between party factions, leading to the deaths of at least 43 leaders and activists.
BNP leaders believe that the government is trying to cater to the interests of multiple political groups, which may explain the conflicting statements.
Bangladesh’s political landscape has long been defined by division and vengeance.
Grassroots BNP leaders yesterday said there are conspiracies to harm their party’s election prospects.
The BNP is set to take to the streets demanding general elections by the end of this year and protesting the rising prices of essentials, said several standing committee members of the party.
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged party leaders and activists to work for the implementation of its 31-point reform outline.
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed today said his party plans to initiate a movement aimed at guiding the interim government and paving the way for an elected political government
The BNP acting chairman stresses on discipline and grassroots engagement
While the BNP has been pressing for national elections for months, it has avoided conflicts with student leaders and the interim government.
If the interim government fails to be neutral, it cannot hold the election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday. Then a neutral government would be needed, he said.
If voted to power, the BNP would form a government of national unity and ensure representation from the parties that would participate in the polls and those who protested against the last autocratic regime, said the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.
The meeting, scheduled at the Foreign Service Academy for 4pm, aims to finalise the 'July Declaration' through consensus.
The BNP yesterday demanded that the interim government arrange the next national election by August this year in the country’s best interest.
The BNP wants the national election by the middle of this year and local government polls afterwards.
