The BNP now plans to focus on one point: resignation of the Awami League government.

The US state department has said that it was “heartened” that the Bangladesh government welcomed its decision to impose visa restrictions on those who undermine the democratic election process in Bangladesh.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said yesterday that the new visa policy announced by the US government "does not bother" the government of Bangladesh as authorities are "committed" to holding a free and fair election

A fair election will require much more than token initiatives

TDS: You had not been involved in active politics. Do you think the electoral battle is going to be tough for you?

TDS: The BNP has boycotted the election, and you are the ruling party candidate. How confident are you about winning?

The BNP will go tough on its leaders and activists who will run for councillor in the city polls and those who will patronise them.

The upcoming city elections are likely to be less challenging compared to those of 2013 and 2018.

Barishal dominated the talks when the ruling Awami League’s  nomination board sat on Saturday to pick mayoral candidates for five cities.

Politics of confrontation must end

Positions of power acquired through various means have long been allowed to be treated as a licence for self-enrichment through various illicit means.

Business-as-usual approach to dealing with the opposition will not create the right condition for free polls

The foreign diplomats appear to have become more active with the 12th parliamentary election less than a year away.

The recent by-polls represent the state of democracy in our country fairly accurately.

But will the EC live up to its obligation?

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.

Former LGRD minister and Awami League MP Khandker Mosharraf Hossain’s fall from grace continued yesterday as he was removed from the post of chief of the parliamentary standing committee on the LGRD ministry.

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.

It is imperative to bring voters to conversations pertaining to the 2023 general elections.

An embarrassing stage collapse could well be an ominous sign of the party’s bedrock caving in.