BNP
5 factors that kept BNP off upazila polls
The BNP boycotted the upazila elections for five reasons, chief among which is its belief that the ruling party will control the polls, said party insiders.
Upcoming upazila elections: BNP remains split over joining polls
Although the BNP has decided not to join the upcoming upazila polls as a political party, many party leaders are in favour of allowing its leaders and activists to contest the elections as independent candidates.
‘Boycott India Campaign’: Top BNP leaders in two minds
BNP standing committee members think the party should not yet get involved in the ongoing campaign for boycotting Indian products.
No one can push the country back to darkness: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said BNP and its allies want restoration of the caretaker government system not for the election, but to push the country back to darkness again
BNP in two minds about local polls
The BNP will not participate in the upcoming upazila polls as per its previous decision, but it has two different thoughts on the elections.
People's loss of faith in elections: To what extent is the EC to blame?
The EC's attempts to portray the election as participatory and fair seem to have been more focused on appearance than on genuine efforts to achieve these goals.
BNP to hold black flag processions on Jan 26, 27
BNP today announced nationwide black flag processions on January 26 and 27 to press home its demands
Protesting Parliament Session: BNP may call hartal or lay siege to JS
BNP plans to observe protest programmes like hartal or lay siege to the parliament building on the first day of the parliamentary session of the new government as part of the movement for its one-point demand.
‘The right to fear-free democratic opposition must be ensured’
Shantanu Majumder, a professor of political science at the University of Dhaka, talks about his thoughts on Bangladesh’s recent national election and its implications on society and opposition parties, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.
Politics of Fire
Let the truth be known: no one has any idea what’s going to happen to Bangladeshi politics.
This website tells you if there will be 'oborodh' tomorrow
istomorrowhartal.com, a 2015 website that offers timely information on hartals (strikes) and blockades in Bangladesh, has resurfaced again in 2023 in midst of the ongoing blockades. The service was initially set up during a period of frequent hartals by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and has recently updated its offerings to include information on the latest blockades by the same party.
BNP's options after the Oct 28 rally
There is no doubt that the country is heading towards a long-drawn confrontational politics ahead of the election.
Govt out to eliminate BNP
The BNP has alleged that the government has become desperate to eliminate it and other parties by indiscriminately arresting the opposition leaders and activists across the country.
Where do we go from here?
In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.
Fighting on the streets cannot be the way of political parties
Has any political party ever displayed responsible behaviour?
Compromise, not violence, must be the way out
Saturday’s violence may only be a premonition of much worse days to come
Violence prevails yet again
The ruling party should stop organising parallel programmes and fuelling confrontation.
BNP’s Nayapaltan office being treated as a crime scene
Police this morning cordoned off BNP's office in Nayapaltan with yellow tape, and are apparently treating it as a crime scene
Hartal underway amid arson attacks
No long-distance buses left or entered Dhaka since morning.
