The selection of a “political outsider” for the Jhenaidah-4 parliamentary seat has provoked an extraordinary display of theatre and defiance within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Sakib Hossain, a dedicated grassroots activist and security professional, chose to resign from the party on Thursday, 25th December, by performing a traditional act of public penance known as […]

The central hub of Dhaka was transformed into a site of intense political agitation on Sunday as the Inquilab Mancha platform enforced a “total blockade” across all eight divisional cities. Centred at the iconic Shahbagh intersection, the demonstration sought the immediate arrest and summary trial of those responsible for the assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi. […]

The Inquilab Mancha has issued a definitive four-point ultimatum to the authorities, demanding immediate justice for the murder of Sharif Osman Hadi. The declaration was released on Sunday night, 28th December, via the organisation’s official social media channels, signalling an escalation in their campaign to hold the remnants of the previous government accountable. The charter […]

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has been plunged into a profound internal crisis following the decision of Joint Convenor Nusrat Tabassum to withdraw from all organisational activities. In a stinging public rebuke, Ms Tabassum accused the party’s central leadership of “betraying” both the grassroots supporters and the core ideological foundations of the party by entering […]

Internal fissures within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have erupted into open defiance in Jhenaidah following the central leadership’s decision to nominate Rashed Khan for the Jhenaidah-4 constituency. Mr Khan, the former General Secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad who formally joined the BNP just days ago, has been met with a wall of resistance from […]

The political landscape of Bangladesh underwent a significant realignment on Sunday, 28 December 2025, as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) formally entered into a seat-sharing agreement with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.1 During an emergency press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka, Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced that the LDP, led by the decorated war […]

Mahfuj Alam, the influential architect of the July Uprising and former adviser to the interim government, has publicly declined an offer to contest the upcoming general election under the banner of the National Citizen Party (NCP). His decision follows the controversial announcement of a seat-sharing alliance between the student-led NCP and the veteran Islamist organisation, […]