Jamaat to join presidential race
9 August 2026
Jamaat‑e‑Islami has decided to contest the upcoming presidential election, with the 11‑party alliance to finalise the candidate through discussions.
9 August 2026
Jamaat to join presidential race, eyes ‘befitting, acceptable’ candidate
9 August 2026
NCP yet to decide
9 August 2026
Jamaat, NCP, Khelafat Majlis yet to decide stance on presidential election
7 August 2026
Key 11-Party Alliance partners to hold internal talks before deciding whether to field or support a candidate for the August 20 vote
7 August 2026
July pledges still unrealised
5 August 2026
Two years after the July uprising, its core aspirations remain unfulfilled as the government has ignored the reform agenda endorsed by the people through the referendum and the July charter, Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar said yesterday.
5 August 2026
‘Those in power benefitted most from July’: Porwar on BNP rule and unmet expectations
4 August 2026
Speaking to The Daily Star, Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general alleges partisan appointments and broken promises while discussing reforms, campus politics and the future of the Awami League
4 August 2026
Local govt polls: Jamaat, NCP solo bids question alliance’s future
4 August 2026
The central and grassroots leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) have questioned the alliance’s future after Jamaat decided to contest the local government elections on its own.
4 August 2026
11-party alliance falling apart
27 July 2026
The decision was made at the third general session of Khelafat Majlis’s central Majlis-e-Shura, held at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh, in Dhaka’s Kakrail on Saturday.
27 July 2026
MPs’ missteps erode Jamaat’s crafted image
24 July 2026
Five months into its role as the main opposition party, Jamaat-e-Islami is facing mounting scrutiny over a series of controversies involving some of its MPs, prompting the party leadership to stress discipline and warn lawmakers against conduct that could damage its image.
24 July 2026
Islamist bloc wrangling over seat-sharing
The eight-party bloc, which includes Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolan Bangladesh, has yet to agree on seat-sharing for the general election, with the deadline for nomination papers set for December 29.
24 December 2025
Jamaat reacts to Shibir leader’s threat to shut down The Daily Star, Prothom Alo
Attack on media outlet is unacceptable under any circumstances, Assistant Secretary General Zubair says
20 December 2025
Seat-sharing talks change gear as polls schedule imminent
Political parties are accelerating preparations for the coming polls, with aspirants nearly finalised, alliances taking shape, and seat-sharing talks at full throttle.
9 December 2025
Referendum on July charter: BNP in dilemma as Jamaat pushes for ‘yes’ vote
The BNP has yet to decide whether it will campaign for a “yes” or “no” vote in the July charter referendum. The party says it is observing the situation and will make its decision later.
21 November 2025
All major parties bound for polls
Once seemed like an endless deadlock, the long political storm surrounding the July charter’s implementation is finally subsiding as Bangladesh’s major parties retreat from their hard-line stances.
16 November 2025
Jamaat sets sights on voters beyond borders
Despite uncertainty over how effective the Election Commission’s costly initiative to bring expatriate Bangladeshis into the voting process will be, Jamaat-e-Islami has been actively working to woo this voter base.
1 November 2025
NCP to be in talks, on streets too
The government and the consensus commission have continued active engagement with the National Citizen Party in an effort to persuade it to sign the July Charter.
18 October 2025
NCP won’t sign July charter at this moment
The National Citizen Party has decided not to attend today’s much-awaited July National Charter signing ceremony, let alone sign the document containing reforms agreed upon after months of intense talks.
16 October 2025
Is Jamaat getting a new logo?
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.
28 September 2025
Bangkok sinkhole sparks warnings for Dhaka’s future
Experts say Dhaka’s unchecked urbanisation and groundwater depletion heighten risks of sinkholes and subsidence
25 September 2025
Rift persists over implementation of July Charter
The National Consensus Commission yesterday sent the final July Charter to political parties, but talks once again ended in deadlock as divisions persisted over how to implement provisions requiring constitutional changes.
11 September 2025
A letter to our burnt, beaten, and fallen children
Dear children, can you ever forgive us?
30 July 2025
India pushes in 300 people in 3 days, sparking security concerns in Bangladesh
Analysts say there is more than meets the eye
13 May 2025
‘Rohingyas need more int’l support’
There is a need for sustained international attention and support for the Rohingyas until a solution is reached to get the displaced people back to a safe country, said Kate Forbes, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
12 July 2024
Silencing the critic: The cost of stifling voices in the name of authority
Would we, in today's Bangladesh, have subjected Quamrul Hassan to imprisonment for employing his art to critique the current political culture?
29 February 2024
Bir Shreshtha portrait: Tale of the brush that brought them to light
The year was 1980. In room 16 of DU’s Shahid Shahnewaz hostel, Sheikh Afzal, a final-year student of Dhaka Art College, was deeply engrossed in painting the portraits of a number of Muktijoddhas. .The 21/22-year-old had very little idea about how they looked in real life..His only c
3 September 2023
SUST Movement: A year of unkept promises
A year has gone by since the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and other demands.
16 January 2023
Now they fear to go back home
Activists of BNP and its associate organisations who joined today's rally in Dhaka expressed fear that they might face backlash from the ruling party men after returning home.
10 December 2022
Kabir Suman makes borders irrelevant
He is now 73 years old, he cannot even hold his guitar, like he used to. However, his mellifluous voice remains timeless – and he proved, like he always does, that every word, enunciation and tune – makes him forever an icon of Bangla music, Kabir Suman.
15 October 2022
Activist Mizanur recounts what happened to him after being “picked up”
Every time someone gets “picked up”, reports are published in media. After being “picked up”, whereabouts of some become known, while the unlucky ones are never found. What is never known, however, is the way someone gets “picked up” and who does the “picking up”.
14 June 2022