The ruling Awami League announced today that the party will hold "peace rallies" across the country tomorrow.

It seems all the opposition forces are becoming active ahead of the national election.

It is quite perplexing why the government seems set to repeat the measures that led to horrifying consequences between December 7 and 11 in 2022.

A number of controversial decisions, actions and statements of the EC itself has put it in this situation.

With only a few months left till the election, we still have no idea what AL’s and BNP’s manifestos will reveal

One cannot help but note that Quader had a brazen attitude and lacked any embarrassment about the vitriol his party had been spewing against the US for quite some time now.

Is that how democracy works for us?

It is hard to discard the notion that politics played no part in this decision from the government.

The ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP remain at odds over the polls-time administration.

The EC needs assistance from all stakeholders to hold a free and fair election come January.

It is a well-known fact that politicians seek to retain power once they attain it.

It makes no sense to expect neutrality on election day from a government that conducts anti-democratic activities throughout the year using its institutions.

Coupled with its unwavering commitment to unpredictability, JaPa has been true to its sense of dedicated opportunism over the years.

Our Election Commission has selected some organisations for the purpose of election observation which exist only on paper.

National election Bangladesh: As the election is getting nearer, the possibility of a nightmarish pre-election period is driving fear and panic among the people.

The apparent hospitality offered to BNP leaders Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Amanullah Aman has caused reactions both funny and speculative.

As long as it faced no street confrontation, BNP saw a huge success in its recent anti-government demonstrations. But because of the way Saturday’s sit-ins played out, the party high-ups are considering taking a step back from capital-centric anti-government programmes for now.

The allergic reaction to Hero Alom is symptomatic of a culture that deems him a foreign particle in their sociopolitical body.

With the national polls around six months away, the AL and the BNP are going to hold programmes and counter-programmes to show off their strength on the streets

The government’s decision to allow Jamaat-e-Islami back in active politics, instead of bringing it to book for its 1971 role, will be suicidal for the ruling Awami League and above all, the country, said freedom fighters, families of the martyrs and war crimes researchers.