The landscape of Bangladeshi politics has undergone a tactical realignment as Rashed Khan, the General Secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, prepares to resign his post to join the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). This significant transition is being characterised by party leadership as a pragmatic “electoral strategy” rather than a political divorce. Nurul Haque Nur, the […]

The recurring wave of “mob justice” currently unsettling Bangladesh is not a failure of intelligence, but a failure of institutional will, according to former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Nurul Huda. During a candid discussion on the bdnews24.com talk show Inside Out, the veteran officer argued that the targeted violence witnessed on the night […]

As the thirteenth national parliamentary elections approach, the political landscape in Bangladesh is witnessing a complex and often strained realignment of forces. A burgeoning controversy regarding seat-sharing within the informal eight-party alliance—led primarily by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis—has become a central talking point. Rumours of significant internal friction have intensified […]

A dramatic internal mutiny has gripped the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the Jhenaidah-4 constituency, as local activists donned traditional burial shrouds on Friday to protest the nomination of an alliance partner. The demonstrators have officially declared Rashed Khan, General Secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, persona non grata in the region, demanding that the party […]

The Inqilab Mancha has declared an indefinite blockade of Dhaka’s strategic Shahbagh intersection, vowing to remain until the perpetrators behind the assassination of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi are brought to justice. Following a massive gathering after Friday prayers, the group’s leadership announced that the occupation of the thoroughfare would continue through the night and into […]