Without political reconciliations, we're headed for another violent, one-sided election

CEC says polls schedule will be announced 'very soon'

The Election Commission may hold the national election any day between January 6 and 9 with many experts pointing out that the atmosphere is not yet conducive to free and fair polls.

The Election Commission is making all-out preparations to hold the polls in January, though some crucial political and administrative issues still remain unresolved.

Bangladesh Bank is preparing a roadmap for the next government to address the three major issues of exchange rate instability, high inflation and high defaulted loan ratio bearing upon the economy.

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.

Bangladesh is reeling under internal turmoil, external pressures, and an irresponsible and immature political leadership.

US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller yesterday said his country does not want to influence the outcome of the election in Bangladesh

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

Rights bodies in the US called for policy tools, including additional sanctions, for ensuring free and fair elections in Bangladesh.

The US will send a monitoring team in early October to assess the pre-polls situation ahead of Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, US Ambassador Peter Haas said today

The 12th parliamentary elections are only about six months away. But the two largest political parties – the ruling Awami League and opposition BNP – stick to their guns on one crucial matter.

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

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

Both the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP are out to get one religion-based party as an electoral ally, a gain which may help boost the vote bank ahead of the next general polls.

After around three decades, if we look back at that fateful by-election of Magura, we would realise that the situation has not changed much.

There was a lot of interest in US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Donald Lu's visit to Dhaka. Before leaving early yesterday, he held a series of meetings with the top ministers, labour rights, and civil society leaders. What were the discussions and outcomes? Lu shared with Porimol Palma in detail.

The BNP wants to make a final push to realise its demand for holding the next general election under a neutral caretaker administration only after the top brass finds the party’s Dhaka city units fully prepared for an all-out movement.

The Awami League envisions a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041, seeking to build a country that would be cost-effective, sustainable, innovative and knowledge-based.

To avoid confrontation, both AL and BNP must come to a consensus.