The BNP will hold talks with like-minded political parties to come up with a comprehensive action plan to drum up support for election by December. 

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged political parties to present proposals to the nation to address public issues, rather than focusing only on reforms to the state structure and institutions.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday said reforms without consensus and elections without reforms would not be able to take Bangladesh forward.

The reform commissions’ works would have been more effective had they held discussions with political parties before submitting their reports, BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.

Must work together for democracy and reforms

The Indian cricket team's media manager Nishant Arora has resigned after the Committee of Administrators (COA) decided to shut down the Delhi office of BCCI.

Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar, who would have to step down as the MCA Vice-President couldn't hold himself back while criticising the new rules.

Greece's parliament on Thursday passed legislation on a second batch of reforms needed to help unlock a huge international bailout for the country's stricken economy.