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.
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.
Ahead of the general election next year, it is likely that there will be political unrest, social instability and turmoil.
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.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today questioned how Tarique Rahman can lead BNP when “he can’t dare to return home”.
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.
The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam secures bail in a Tk 10 crore defamation case in Khagrachhari.
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleges that the government is creating obstruction on the way to returning home of the party’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the masterminds of the 1/11 political changeover would not have dared the move if they did not have support from politicians.
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demands restoration of the caretaker government system saying the judgement, which scrapped the provision, has no constitutional basis as it was written by a retired judge.
On July 26, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said 'a caretaker government is not a must for holding national election, but it has to be held under a neutral government, no matter what its name is'.
Expressing frustration over Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam’s remark that the next election will be held under the ruling party, BNP reiterated its call for holding dialogue over the frame work of a polls-time neutral government.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the parliamentary polls must be held under a neutral administration as fair elections are not possible under Awami League government.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia once again announces that the ongoing movement will continue until its ultimate goal is achieved