BNP’s income up 15 times in 2024

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) annual income saw a staggering surge in 2024, rising more than 15 times compared to the previous year.

The party earned over Tk 15.5 crore in 2024, a sharp increase from just over Tk 1 crore in 2023.

The BNP yesterday submitted its audit report for the 2024 calendar year (January 1-December 31) to the Election Commission.

A delegation led by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi handed over the financial statement to EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed at the commission's headquarters yesterday morning.

Speaking to reporters afterwards, Rizvi said that the BNP's total income last year stood at Tk 15,65,94,842, while its expenditure amounted to Tk 4,80,04,820 -- resulting in a surplus of Tk 10,85,90,019.

In comparison, the party's income in 2023 was Tk 1,10,80,151, with an expenditure of Tk 3,65,23,970.

For 2022, income was reported at Tk 5,92,04,632, and expenditure at Tk 3,88,33,803.

Under the Representation of the People Order (RPO), all registered political parties are required to submit audited financial reports of the previous calendar year to the EC by July each year.

This year, the EC issued letters to 50 registered political parties, excluding the Awami League as its registration is suspended, urging them to submit their audit reports.