The Election Commission (EC) is likely to announce its roadmap for the 13th national election by July in line with the timeline announced by the interim government.

The election must be held by December, as any delay could cause the situation to spiral out of control, the BNP said after a meeting with the chief adviser yesterday.

A political group is trying to delay the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election until after the national polls in a bid to control students and misuse power, similar to the previous regime, alleged Chhatra Odhikar Parishad yesterday.

The BNP leader spoke after the party met with US official Nicole Chulick

For a level playing field, a neutral administration, bureaucracy, and police must be ensured

"If we wait till June, the monsoon season will begin with probabilities of cyclones and flooding"

The top leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, recently held a meeting with BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia at her son’s home in London.

The NCP delegation, led by convener Nahid Islam and Senior Joint Member Secretary Tasnim Jara, met with envoys and representatives of Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and Norway

At its meeting with the chief adviser, the BNP will demand a specific roadmap to the election.

'The price of branded soybean oil bottles has increased to TK 189 per liter, up from TK 175. Meanwhile, the price of unbottled soybean oil has risen by TK 12, reaching TK 169 per liter,' says the BNP spokesperson

The Islamist outfit is organising a rally on May 3 to press home various demands

The incident took place yesterday morning in the Uttar Nalbila area of Kalarmarchhara union

Two days ahead of their meeting with the chief adviser, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today expressed the hope that the uncertainty over the election roadmap and all related issues will be resolved through dialogue and unity

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said the nation's aspiration this Bangla New Year is to quickly restore the people's voting rights

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has questioned Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’ “repeated shifts” in the election timeline.

As of now, the commission has received responses from 34 political parties

In today's globalised world, there is always an alternative to everything, says Sarjis

The interim government has no right to remain in power for five years, said BNP Standing Committee Member Selima Rahman yesterday.

The newly formed National Citizen Party will formally request the Election Commission to extend the registration deadline for political parties by two months, as the party is unlikely to meet the registration requirements by April 20.

If voted to power in the next national election, the BNP has said it will generate employment for one crore people within its first 18 months in office.