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Rift, distance between BNP, Jamaat signalling new political polarization

Walid Khan

Awami League is now inactive in Bangladesh politics after Sheikh Hasina fled from the country on August-5 last year in the face of student lead July uprising. In the emerging situation, disagreements came into light between 25-year political allies BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on various issues.This disagreement has been clearly observed in the speeches of the ...

Voter list updating in six months: CEC

Walid Khan

The Election Commission (EC) will complete voter list within next six months and update the voter list through door-to-door campaign likely to begin on January 20, 2025. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said, "The voter list will be updated within the next six months" at a view- exchange meeting. EC Additional Secretary KM ...

Most of political parties not in favour of 'burial' of 1972 constitution

Walid Khan

The country's political leaders have expressed mixed reaction over the announcement of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement to 'bury' (nullify) the constitution of 1972 and unveil its Proclamation of the July Movement.Most of the political parties including BNP are not in favor of any move to nullify the 1972 constitution. They feel country's constitution passed by ...

BNP's demand to disband RAB widely acclaimed

Walid Khan

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance, several international rights organizations, political parties and intellectuals have extended support to BNP's demand to abolition Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) over the allegation of the force's involvement in extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and murders, but the interim government is yet to take any decision on the issue. The Inquiry ...

Mixed reactions to CA's announcement on next election

Walid Khan

Political parties demand clarity, details on polls roadmap BNP and other likeminded political parties want announcement of specific date and roadmap of next general election form the interim government. Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami expressed conditional support for the election timeline and Jatiya Nagorik Committee said, there will be no elections in Bangladesh before the trial of Awami League ...

Change to constitution must be made by an elected govt: Manna

In 3 months framework for elections can be drafted, polls can take place in next 6 months, he says

Walid Khan

Change to constitution must be made by an elected govt: Manna

Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in an exclusive interview with the Daily Observer talks about the current political situation in the country. Walid Khan, Staff Correspondent of the Daily Observer, took the interview.DO: BNP and likeminded political parties like you have often discussed the need to form a national government before the fall of ...

Fabled Daria-i-Noor of Dhaka Nawab lost in bureaucratic tangle

Walid Khan

Ahsan Manzil Museum authorities do not know the whereabouts of the Daria-i-Noor, an antiquities diamond, reportedly deposited at the Sonali Bank vault.Dr BK Banik, Keeper of Ahsan Manzil Museum, said it on Friday at a discussion on "Ahsan Manzil Gate Reform and Dhaka Nawab Family's image and dignity" at Nawabpur Complex auditorium organized by 'dhakanawabfamily.com'.He ...

BNP, allies claim 31-point milestone for reforming state, establishing rights of people

Walid Khan

BNP and its like-minded political parties disclosed a 31-point proposal to restructuring the state and establish rights of the people. Many of the political parties claimed the 31-point as a milestone for the country and some other said placing different points on paper is not important, it is important to implement those agendas. People think all these ...

Islamic parties rule out scope of broader alliance with Jamaat

Walid Khan

Though Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), along with its allies, and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami launched simultaneous movements several times to oust the previous Awami League government, they are now treading different paths regarding contesting the upcoming general election. After ouster of the Awami League government, by the student-led mass upsurge both the parties have been taking preparations to ...

Preparations on to take Khaleda Zia for treatment in London

Walid Khan

Preparations have started to take BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London for higher treatment. Her family and doctors are preparing to take her abroad.According to senior BNP leaders, the passport department has already handed over Machine Readable Passport (MRP) to Khaleda Zia in early August.Khaleda Zia's personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hussain told the Daily ...