by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, June 29, 2023Members of the 14-party alliance want to start discussions on the poll-time government and distribution of seats right now. However, the Awami League, the leader of the alliance, has a different plan. The ruling party wants to fix these issues later, closer to the election. However, they want to involve the allies in programmes countering the activities of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). There is also talk…
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report in Prothom Alo, 22 June 2023Islami Andolon Bangladesh brought out a road march towards the election commission (EC) on Wednesday, demanding its dissolution and the resignation of the chief election commissioner (CEC) Habibul Awal. The rally was scheduled to begin at 10:00 am from the Baitul Mukarram area in Dhaka. But it started around 12:00 pm with hundreds of leaders and activists. When it reached Shantinagar intersection around 12:20 pm marching via Paltan and…
report in Prothom Alo, Jun 7, 2023Awami League (AL) leader Amir Hossain Amu has said the floor is open to BNP and all other political parties to hold dialogue within the constitution through the mediation of the United Nations. Amu is a seasoned politician of the ruling party and is currently serving as its advisory council member. He is also the coordinator of the AL-led 14-party alliance. While addressing a rally of the alliance in…
by Ali Asif Shawon in Dhaka Tribune, June 1, 2023Though the Awami League mayoral candidate, Azmat Ullah Khan, was defeated by a rebel-backed candidate in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election on May 25, the Awami League’s central leaders are terming this election a peaceful, violence-free and model election. The ruling party will prefer this type of election in the next national polls if the BNP finally does not join the 12th national parliamentary election…
by Anowar Hossain in Prothom Alo, May 19, 2023Awami League wants to ensure victory of its candidates in upcoming elections to five city corporations and simultaneously keep control of the streets in the face of agitation of the opposition parties. AL would continue its counter movement if BNP creates any anti-government agitation. However, the ruling party would focus more on city corporation elections if BNP does not take to the streets in this time. The…
by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, Apr 22, 2023The forthcoming elections to five city corporations have left ruling Awami League, opposition BNP and Election Commission in a quandary. All these three sides think that these elections can have an impact on the next general election. Any wrong step in the city elections can be costly for them. As a result, all three sides have different challenges centering the city polls. What strategies BNP takes in…
by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee/ Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Mar 2, 2023In recent days, several media reports have focused on the possibility of talks between the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP over holding an inclusive national election. Those reports read the ruling party may take an initiative to bring the BNP to the table for ensuring the latter’s participation in the national election, slated for January next year, to make it acceptable…
by Emran Hussain Sheikh in Dhaka Tribune, Feb 13, 2023After much speculation, the ruling Awami League has chosen Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu as Bangladesh’s 19th president. According to party sources, Shahabuddin Chuppu was selected for the post for his uncompromising spirit for the Liberation War, illustrious political career, and proven track record of integrity, efficiency, and dedication. The party leaders have high hopes that Shahabuddin Chuppu, with his expertise in law, will excel in his role…
by Ali Asif Shawon in Dhaka Tribune, Feb 3, 2023Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina is likely to finalize the choice of the ruling party’s presidential candidate at the parliamentary party meeting of February 8. It is almost a given that the country’s 22nd president will be elected from within the ruling party, and s/he will be someone the premier can trust. Yet speculations centering on the nomination have been rife for the…
By Murtaza Solangi in The News, Jan 19, 2023The writer is a journalist.We are in election year again. Ten years back around this time we were in election mode when the terrorism unleashed by the TTP impacted the electioneering and deprived the Awami National Party and Pakistan Peoples Party, two mainstream secular parties from electioneering, especially in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to government reports at that time, 437 people were killed in over…