By Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee & Mohammad Jamil Khan in The Daily Star, Oct 26, 2023The Awami League is fully prepared to prevent the BNP from resorting to violence centring the October 28 rally, ruling party leaders said. The leaders and activists of the AL’s Dhaka city, district and thana units have been instructed to take position on the streets and entrances to the capital from early Saturday, said AL insiders. Meanwhile, police are considering granting…
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report in Dhaka Tribune, Oct 19, 2023The Awami League has tasked two of its presidium members, Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, with coordinating its Dhaka South and North units as the ruling party plans continuous programs in the run-up to the upcoming election. Mirza Azam, organizing secretary of the Awami League’s Dhaka divisional unit, confirmed the assignment of the two leaders to media on Wednesday and said: “Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya will…
Report in Prothom Alo, Oct 16, 2023The decision on election-time government will be taken after the announcement of the polls-schedule, said governing Bangladesh Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday. He was addressing a press briefing at the secretariat. Asked, Obaidul Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, said there could be an election-time government. The way it was during the previous elections, that is the polls-time government, he insisted. Quader also stated that…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 29, 2023The internal conflict within both the Awami League and BNP has escalated significantly in Faridpur, in the lead-up to the upcoming national parliament elections. Within the district Awami League, there are two active factions. The first faction is under the leadership of the district president, general secretary, and joint secretary. The second faction operates under the central committee member Bipul Ghosh. Notably, the former president of the district Awami…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 28, 2023Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the ruling party would play the game in October and December, and also in the first week of January. Quader, also road Transport and bridges minister, made the statement in response to warning by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) that they would take to the streets to remove the government of prime minister Sheikh Hasina if she does not…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, August 31st, 2023ISLAMABAD: General elections would be held by mid-February at any cost, perhaps by late January if the delimitation of constituencies is completed earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) assured the Awami National Party (ANP) on Wednesday, allaying fears that polls could be delayed indefinitely to extend the interim government’s tenure. The assurance was given during a consultative meeting between the ECP and an ANP delegation to…
by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, Aug 6, 2023Former Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor Jahangir Alam was twice expelled from the Awami League and later, he was permanently expelled from the party for making his mother Jayeda Khatun an independent candidate in the GCC polls held in May. Jahangir Alam’s mother was elected the GCC mayor defeating Awami League nominated candidate Azmat Ullah. Jahangir now eyes the president post of Gazipur City Awami League. Several…
by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, Aug 4, 2023Ruling Awami League and opposition are both taking up various strategies to keep each other under pressure. Both parties are focused on the streets. BNP feels it has succeeded in keeping the ruling coterie under pressure through its large allies and other programmes. Awami League, on the other hand, says they have managed to push BNP against the wall through their administrative and political strategies. Awami League…
by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, July 29, 2023Despite the tensions and heat, BNP and Awami League’s rallies in Dhaka yesterday, Friday, ended peacefully. That is a matter of relief. Today, Saturday, however, BNP is staging sit-in progammes at the entry points to Dhaka. And Awami League has said they will keep these programmes under strict watch. Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police last night stated in a press release that no one had been given permission…
report in Prothom Alo, July 23, 2023Ruling Awami League is preparing to bring its leaders and activists to the streets at short notice in order to tackle any situation that may arise. It is with the forthcoming election as well as the one-point movement of BNP and other parties in mind that this preparation is being made. Top leaders of Awami League’s committees of all levels from all over the country have been summoned to…
by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, July21, 2023With the national parliamentary election looming up ahead, Awami League is drawing up its plans. The party’s election strategy is not giving any consideration to BNP or the other parties who are waging a movement. They are going ahead with their plan to hold the election in accordance to the present system under the constitution. However, they are also taking into account what strategy to adopt if eventually…