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Walid Khan

I want to make it clear that we have not ended our movement. We are protesting for the rights of the people, not for terrorism. People's suffering matters deeply to us. We will continue our symbolic movement through peaceful protests and legal actions.Talking to the Daily Observer on Monday night BNP leader Ishraque Hossain said, "When ...

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After London meet there should be no delay in polls: Salahuddin

Walid Khan

In the wake of the historic August 5 mass uprising and the subsequent fall of the Awami League government, Bangladesh stands at a critical political crossroads. With the formation of an Interim Government and intensified calls for democratic reforms, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has reemerged as a pivotal force in shaping the country's future. At ...

Yunus, Tarique Meet Today

Political leaders, analysts want a positive outcome

Walid Khan

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to meet with the interim government's Chief Adviser, Dr. Muhammad Yunus in London, for the first time today. The most high-stakes meeting between BNP's Acting Chairman and Interim Government's Chief Adviser comes amid ongoing political unrest and growing discontent surrounding the upcoming general election. Prior to this anticipated meeting, several ...

Illegal cattle markets causing public sufferings, traffic chaos

21 legal, 50 unauthorised markets in capital

Walid Khan

Illegal cattle markets causing public sufferings, traffic chaos

As Eid-ul-Adha approaches, both Dhaka North and Dhaka South City Corporations have been overwhelmed by illegal makeshift cattle markets, causing widespread public sufferings and traffic disruption.According to officials, a total of 21 legal sacrificial animal markets including both permanent and temporary sites have been approved within the two city corporations. Of these, 13 are located ...

BNP poised to launch movement for General Election date

Walid Khan

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is now poised to launch a countrywide movement to clinch an exact date to hold national election by December. The central leaders including BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman are now publicly demanding the election by December. They are also warning the interim government not to delay election under any pretext.BNP leaders, ...

Most parties except Jamaat, NCP, for general election first

Walid Khan

Most of the political parties, except Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP), are in favour of holding the next general election before the local government polls. On Friday in a party conference in Mymensingh, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman demanded to hold local government polls before the national election to demonstrate the Election Commission's ...

Anti-Israeli protests continue for third day

Political leaders slam vadalism

Walid Khan

Anti-Israeli protests continue for third day

Anti-Israeli protests continued across the country for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. Various organizations in the country have been holding rallies in various districts to protest against killings of Palestinians by Israeli occupation army.An opportunistic group has vandalized and looted various business establishments in the country. The country's political parties have supported the government's position ...

BNP, allies plan to put pressure on govt for election by Dec

Walid Khan

BNP and other like-minded political parties have planned to put more pressure on the Interim Government to hold election within December. If necerrary they have decided to launch simultaneous anti-goverment movements. On the other hand, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizen Party (NCP) and other political parties said the work of the National Consensus Commission will commence shortly, ...

State reforms meaningless sans democracy in political parties: Experts

Major parties reticent about dynastic leadership

Walid Khan

State reforms meaningless sans democracy in political parties: Experts

Even after 53 years of independence, political parties in the country, have not been able to come out from stigmas of the absence of democracy within parties, lack of transparency of financial statements of party's income and expenditure, nomination trading, illegal money flow during election and dynasticism, which have had an adverse impact on the ...

NCP's declaration on Second Republic, Constituent Assembly election raises controversies

Major Political party leaders oppose NCP's move

Walid Khan

NCP's declaration on Second Republic, Constituent Assembly election raises controversies

Within a few days of formation of the National Citizens Party (NCP) controversies have sparked over its declaration to hold election of Constituent Assembly for changing the country's constitution aimed at turning Bangladesh into a Second Republic.The allegations of patronage of the interim government also raised controversy whether NCP is a government backed King's Party.The ...