The EC has repeatedly said one thing and did something other than that, if not the opposite.

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

Bangladesh’s political climate appears to be in a perpetual stalemate considering how things stand in 2023 and how they were 10 years ago.

While the prime minister is unofficially on her campaign trail, the opposition camp is on the run.

Arresting people on false charges is gross human rights violation

Let the truth be known: no one has any idea what’s going to happen to Bangladeshi politics.

istomorrowhartal.com, a 2015 website that offers timely information on hartals (strikes) and blockades in Bangladesh, has resurfaced again in 2023 in midst of the ongoing blockades. The service was initially set up during a period of frequent hartals by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and has recently updated its offerings to include information on the latest blockades by the same party.

There is no doubt that the country is heading towards a long-drawn confrontational politics ahead of the election.

The BNP has alleged that the government has become desperate to eliminate it and other parties by indiscriminately arresting the opposition leaders and activists across the country.

In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.

Has any political party ever displayed responsible behaviour?

Saturday’s violence may only be a premonition of much worse days to come

The ruling party should stop organising parallel programmes and fuelling confrontation.

Police this morning cordoned off BNP's office in Nayapaltan with yellow tape, and are apparently treating it as a crime scene

No long-distance buses left or entered Dhaka since morning.

BNP started its grand rally in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters this afternoon to press home their one-point demand

A clash broke out between police and BNP at the capital's Kakrail intersection this noon..BNP men gathered near Kakrail mosque before joining the party's rally at Nayapaltan.

BNP leaders and activists started gathering in front of the party's Nayapaltan headquarters since 7:30am today to join its grand rally to press home their one-point demand

Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail

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