Zonayed Saki, the Chief Coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolan and the BNP-led alliance candidate for the Brahmanbaria-6 (Bancharampur) constituency, has launched a scathing critique of the electoral climate. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Saki claimed that a sophisticated and “nationwide plan for election engineering” orchestrated by Jamaat-e-Islami has become increasingly transparent to the […]

The curtain is set to fall on Bangladesh’s interim administration as the nation prepares for the 13th National Parliamentary Elections and a pivotal national referendum tomorrow, Thursday. Following the student-led mass uprising on 5 August 2024, which led to the fall of the Awami League regime, the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad […]

Tensions flared in Sylhet city late on Wednesday night after local residents intercepted three youths attempting to gain unauthorised entry into a polling station under the guise of election observers. The incident, which occurred at the Shahjalal Jamia Islamia School and College centre at approximately 10:30 pm, has raised serious questions regarding the security and […]

A joint operation by the Bangladesh Army and local police has led to the arrest of three individuals in the Kalai Upazila of Joypurhat. The arrests, made on the evening of Wednesday, 11 February, follow allegations that official ballot papers for the Joypurhat-2 constituency were being duplicated and distributed amongst political activists under the cover […]

Serious allegations of electoral fraud and administrative bias emerged in Narayanganj on Wednesday night, following reports that a Presiding Officer with alleged partisan ties was found handling ballot papers behind closed doors. The incident occurred at the Dhankunda Popular High School centre under the Narayanganj-3 constituency, drawing a heavy deployment of the army, police, and […]

Bangladesh stands on the precipice of a transformative political era. This Thursday, the nation embarks on its first general election and national referendum since the monumental student-led uprising of 2024. With over 127 million registered voters set to cast their ballots between 07:30 and 16:30, the stakes could not be higher. Yet, as the dawn […]

In a significant show of party solidarity, Tarique Rahman, the Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), visited the bedside of the party’s Senior Joint General Secretary, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, on Thursday evening. Mr Rizvi is currently undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in the capital, following a sudden decline in his health earlier this week. […]

A high-stakes intervention by a mobile court in the Bogra-6 (Sadar) constituency has led to the detention of a prominent local politician. On Wednesday, 11 February, Nasirul Islam, a high-ranking official within the Jamaat-e-Islami, was apprehended after allegedly making an unauthorised entry into a designated polling station under the cover of darkness. The Nighttime Raid […]