Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

Although it happens to be a prevailing practice, this culture of 'counter-programme' only indicates moral insecurity.

A charged-up BNP plans to stage a big show of strength in front of the party’s Nayapaltan headquarters today after the police finally gave it the go-ahead.

The two instances provide somewhat of an indication as to how the Election Commission will be handling voting in the 300 constituencies.

The BNP got a response beyond its expectation from its grassroots and the general public during its two-day march programme, according to the party’s top brass.

While both the parties said they had never “complained” to the foreigners and blamed each other for tarnishing the image of the country, it was evident that the whole point of holding the rallies was to play to the proverbial gallery

After holding a “mammoth” rally on Wednesday, the top BNP leadership is all charged up and ready to take the movement to the next stage to materialise their demand for election under a non-partisan interim administration.

Archrivals Awami League and BNP seek to bring as many supporters as they can at their rallies in the capital today to show their strength and popularity.

The amendment of the Representation of the People Order (RPO) comes at a critical juncture when the demand for holding a free and fair election in Bangladesh is getting louder at home and abroad

The BNP is going to make the announcement on its one-point movement demanding resignation of the government and election under a caretaker government from a rally in the capital on July 12.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon rued the manner in which former ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement, saying that the spontaneous decision took him aback and that it was unacceptable given the marquee schedules the Tigers have this year.

US and EU delegates’ upcoming visits to Bangladesh will be crucial as they are likely to exert pressure on the government to hold free and fair polls, the BNP believes.  

Eid has always been a singular occasion for mass campaigns. Aspiring electoral candidates seize the opportunity to meet their voters in their constituencies amid festivities

The BNP wants to take its ongoing anti-government movement to the final stage within the next one or two months.

There was a time when people grew orchards or fruit trees in homesteads primarily for their own consumption. But things have massively changed as farmers are turning to fruit production for its commercial viability.

How should we view these elections in light of the upcoming national elections?

The chief hangman of Dhaka Central Jail is set to walk free today after 32 years. The 73-year-old’s tally of 26 executions includes mobsters, militants, war criminals and assassins.

Jamaat-e-Islami, one of the largest fundamentalist parties in Bangladesh, was recently allowed to hold a public meeting in Dhaka after almost a decade.

Expressing concern over the record temperature rise in April and May in Bangladesh, experts have warned that this can become the new normal for the country.

The BNP plans to go for a one-point movement from next month demanding resignation of the government and national election under a non-partisan interim administration.

Saturday’s rally of Jamaat-e-Islami in the capital after a decade has raised many eyebrows and many believe that the new US visa policy might have led the government to allow the rally.