caretaker government
Dialogue must be on equal footing
Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility
Are we doomed to repeat past mistakes?
Politicians owe it to the people to give dialogue a chance
Jamaat to resist election without caretaker govt
The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday held a rally in the capital’s Arambagh despite police’s announcement earlier that the Islamist party would not be allowed to organise any gathering.
What lies ahead for Pakistan as it heads to polls
Pakistan’s caretaker government under interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will oversee a general election after the dissolution of the lower house of parliament. Kakar and his cabinet will run the government until a national election is held and the winner can secure a parliamentary majority and select a new PM.
Anwarul Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker PM
Anwarul Haq Kakar has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, Outgoing Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz said on Saturday
Can BNP really put up a good fight?
One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign
The EC can't ignore low voter turnout
Absence of main opposition remains the biggest challenge
5 city elections: Questions to be raised for lack of competition
The absence of strong candidates running against ruling party contenders in the upcoming elections to the five city corporations raises concerns about the credibility and acceptability of the polls, said discussants at a programme yesterday.
What will it take for our next election to be credible and acceptable to all?
It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps
Movement, not polls
The BNP’s grassroots leaders have suggested the top leadership that the party should not take part in any polls under the incumbent government.
Ministers making conflicting remarks on Khaleda to divert focus: Fakhrul
The main purpose of various ministers’ conflicting statements about whether BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia could engage in politics was to divert attention from BNP’s ongoing movement, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today.
The long march to a level-playing field
Opposition parties must be allowed to hold peaceful political activities.
BNP’s Caretaker Movement: Final phase when Dhaka units ready
The BNP wants to make a final push to realise its demand for holding the next general election under a neutral caretaker administration only after the top brass finds the party’s Dhaka city units fully prepared for an all-out movement.
Hasina must resign from parliament before election: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the government is misleading people, saying that the Electronic Voting Machine will be used in the next polls.
How to avoid conflict of interest in resolving election stalemate
Ahead of the general election next year, it is likely that there will be political unrest, social instability and turmoil.
"AL won’t win even 10 seats if polls held under caretaker govt"
BNP today (October 22, 2022) said if the national election is held under a caretaker government, the ruling Awami League will not get even 10 seats.
“Won’t do politics”: Tarique left country giving bond, PM says
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today questioned how Tarique Rahman can lead BNP when “he can’t dare to return home”.
Khaleda asks Hasina to quit power like UK PM Cameron
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down from power paving the path for holding a free, fair and inclusive general election under a nonparty caretaker government.
Star editor gets bail in Khagrachhari
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam secures bail in a Tk 10 crore defamation case in Khagrachhari.
