A significant internal rift within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Narayanganj has culminated in the forced closure of the Zia Sainik Dal local headquarters. On Saturday evening, 14 February, an influential faction led by a former ward-level leader allegedly evicted members and padlocked the premises in the Siddhirganj area, sparking a wave of tension […]

While the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) celebrated a historic landslide victory across much of the nation in the 13th National Parliamentary Election, the district of Jashore emerged as a startling anomaly. Out of the six available parliamentary seats, the BNP suffered heavy defeats in five, losing primarily to candidates from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Political analysts and […]

In a striking demonstration of party loyalty that defies conventional political ambition, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, the newly elected Member of Parliament for the Chandpur-4 (Faridganj) constituency, has announced a self-imposed boycott of his parliamentary swearing-in ceremony. Despite securing a decisive victory as an independent “rebel” candidate in the 13th National Parliamentary Election, Mr Hannan declared […]

A volatile atmosphere descended upon the Phulpur Upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday afternoon as the vehicle of Abul Bashar Akand, a former Member of Parliament for the Mymensingh-2 (Phulpur-Tarakanda) constituency, was intercepted and vandalised. The attack, which left the politician’s driver injured, is widely believed to be a violent manifestation of internal party grievances following […]

In a clear signal of Bangladesh’s return to the international democratic fold, the interim government has extended formal invitations to the heads of government from 13 nations to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet. Led by Tarique Rahman, the Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the new administration is set to take […]