Tarique urges govt at Labour Day rally
In Bangladesh’s political culture, leadership is often marked by confrontation.
Opposes proposal of two-term limit for head of govt
Ali Riaz says they hope to conclude the preliminary phase of discussions with the BNP today
The BNP has rejected the Constitution Reform Commission’s proposal that would bar any individual from serving more than two terms as prime minister, calling it “undemocratic and unjustified”.
Mahdi Amin, adviser to BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman, speaks to The Daily Star
The BNP will hold talks with like-minded political parties to come up with a comprehensive action plan to drum up support for election by December.
It can be argued that BNP is not opposed to reform.
BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan today said that the party is not against reforms but is, in fact, committed to the process of reform
The BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami now seem to be poles apart over when the local and parliamentary elections should be held and the proportional representation system in the House.
Despite government assurance of polls by December, the BNP would be pushing for prompt announcement of the election roadmap as it believes a quarter is out to delay the polls.
The government has assured the BNP of working to hold the national election by December this year, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday.
He added that his party would in no way accept any local government elections before the national election
A 16-year-old boy suffered bullet injuries during a clash between two groups of BNP over the control of the local jhut trade (wasted scraps of fabric) in Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital yesterday afternoon.
A BNP delegation held a meeting with CEC AMM Nasir Uddin and other election commissioners this afternoon
They are set to discuss the country's current political situation
The BNP is likely to hold talks with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus this week and express concerns over the country’s “deteriorating” law and order situation, especially the demolition of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence in Dhanmondi, say several party leaders.
BNP has strongly protested the government's decision to hike the price of cylindered liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), describing the move as “illogical and anti-people”
The BNP is set to take to the streets demanding general elections by the end of this year and protesting the rising prices of essentials, said several standing committee members of the party.
