Khaleda is set to leave Dhaka for London at 10:00pm Tuesday

The interim government will hold talks with the political parties soon and prepare the draft of the July uprising proclamation based on the outcome of the dialogues, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy yesterday.

BNP leaders have called on students to unite and focus on their studies to build a prosperous and discrimination-free Bangladesh, while reflecting on the lessons from the downfall of autocratic regimes.

Nitya Sarkar, 50, a carpenter of Kalai Rishipara area of ​​Gala union of the upazila, was accused by Harirampur Upazila BNP Organising Secretary Md Delwar Hossain Dulal

The younger generation should understand that India’s participa-tion in Bangladesh’s Liberation War was primarily to protect its own interests, particularly the Seven Sisters region, said Sarjis Alam, chief organiser of Jatiya Nagorik Committee, yesterday.

The Daily Star analysis of 25 political parties

Shayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP Media Cell, confirmed to The Daily Star that the meeting is scheduled to be held at 8:00pm

Leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh yesterday demanded that the interim government announce a specific time frame for an election by January 15 and clarify what it wants to do in the name of reforms.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the biggest problem in Bangladesh is that political parties talk about democracy but fail to practise it, thus hindering the development of democratic institutions.

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the Awami League should not be allowed to participate in the upcoming elections as it does not believe in such democratic practices.

The election was held today at 10:00am

The report noted that key procedural requirements have not been fulfilled by Dhaka to advance such a request.

SM Farhad and Mohiuddin Khan have been made president and secretary of the Dhaka University unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir respectively for the 2025 session

The Election Commission has said it will verify the information of the country’s 12.36 crore voters ahead of the next national election -- a decision the BNP terms absurd.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday made an oblique reference to a recent statement by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on patriotism and termed it “ridiculous.”

The BNP yesterday demanded public disclosure of all the power and energy sector agreements made by the ousted Awami League government.

International Majlish-e Tahaffuje Khatme Nubuwwat, Bangladesh will hold an international Khatm-e-Nubuwwat grand conference in Dhaka tomorrow

If the government fails to prioritise its reform initiatives, conspirators will seize the opportunity to destroy the spirit of the 2024 mass uprising, BNP leader Tarique Rahman has warned.

Unresolved issues, including delays in declaring a polls roadmap and resolving politically motivated cases, are creating a distance between the BNP and the interim government.

Khasru said the uprising gave back people the right to vote