The Local Government Reform Commission has proposed holding all local government elections under a single schedule before the next national election.

As per proposals sent to constitution reform commission

If the interim government fails to be neutral, it cannot hold the election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday. Then a neutral government would be needed, he said. 

The BNP yesterday submitted to the constitution reform commission its 62 recommendations designed to establish a rules-based structure and ensure checks and balances of power.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today deferred to November 17 the hearing on three separate review petitions challenging its 2011 verdict that scrapped the non-party caretaker government system

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today deferred to November 17 the hearing on three separate review petitions challenging its 2011 verdict that scrapped the non-party caretaker government system

We must first acknowledge that the Bangladesh Constitution has failed to maintain a robust democratic system.

The petition will mention around 14 grounds, on which the apex court may consider reviewing the judgement

Govt asked to explain why 15th amendment should not be declared illegal

Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility

Politicians owe it to the people to give dialogue a chance

The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday held a rally in the capital’s Arambagh despite police’s announcement earlier that the Islamist party would not be allowed to organise any gathering.

Pakistan’s caretaker government under interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will oversee a general election after the dissolution of the lower house of parliament. Kakar and his cabinet will run the government until a national election is held and the winner can secure a parliamentary majority and select a new PM.

Anwarul Haq Kakar has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, Outgoing Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz said on Saturday

One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign

Absence of main opposition remains the biggest challenge

The absence of strong candidates running against ruling party contenders in the upcoming elections to the five city corporations raises concerns about the credibility and acceptability of the polls, said discussants at a programme yesterday.

It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps

The problem in Bangladesh is that politicians consider compromise as a weakness and a sign of defeat

The BNP’s grassroots leaders have suggested the top leadership that the party should not take part in any polls under the incumbent government.