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. 

At least 13 people were injured in separate clashes between rival groups of BNP members in Satkhira and Noakhali today

The meeting, held on the sidelines of the WEF annual gathering, was also attended by Principal Coordinator on SDG Affairs Lamiya Morshed and Secretary (West) M Riaz Hamidullah.

The nine-member delegation, led by Khelafat Majlis Ameer Maulana Abdul Basit Azad, held an hour-long meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Nazrul Islam Khan.

In a major political development, Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) yesterday said they would work together in the interests of the country, Islam, and humanity.

Amid criticisms of the party’s demand for early election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they are demanding the polls be held after minimal reforms, not right now.

Jatiya Nagorik Committee Convener Nasiruddin Patwari yesterday called for a constituent assembly election so that a new constitution can be drafted.

The economy of Bangladesh has come to this position today because of BNP's reforms, says Khasru

The move comes after allegations were brought against Mahabubur Rahman, 42, executive member of Nehalpur union BNP, and Rajib Hossain, 48, executive member of Ward BNP, of looting fish belonging to a Jamaat leader

The nation must unite in the struggle to restore voting rights, said Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday emphasised reorganising the party with talented, diligent, honest, and productive people to rebuild the country as it has been battered by autocratic rule.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged party leaders and activists not to give “shelter to intruders”.

Replying to a question, he said BNP does not care whether AL can participate or not in the next national election

Lutfozzaman Babar, former state minister for home affairs under the BNP-Jamaat alliance government, was taken to a hospital tonight with chest pain

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged the party leaders and activists to refrain from wrongdoing, reminding them that people may once again show their strength as they did on August 5 if they make mistakes

Says Fakhrul; BNP pays tribute to Ziaur Rahman on his 89th birth anniversary

The newspaper revealed details based on documents found in Hasina's residence

The BNP paid homage to its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman today on the occasion of his 89th birth anniversary

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 long-term problems in the economic sector were exacerbated and entrenched during the tenure of the Awami League regime, pushing many issues to the point of no return, said Prof Rehman Sobhan yesterday.