by Riadul Karim in Prothom Alo, Nov 6, 2023The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is persisting with actions like hartals and blockades as part of their demand for the government’s resignation. Simultaneously, law enforcement agencies are making arrest operations, apprehending top BNP leaders one after the other. Consequently, the political climate is growing increasingly confrontational. Amidst these developments, the Election Commission (EC) is moving forward with plans to announce the schedule for the upcoming national elections.…
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by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Nov 4, 2023Despite the arrests of its top leaders, the BNP is determined to continue its movement until the demand for election under a non-partisan interim government is met, say several party leaders. The party, however, plans to bring changes to its strategy because a tough programme like blockade may lose effectiveness if enforced for a long time. Besides, the BNP also risks losing “public sympathy”, which…
report in Prothom Alo, Oct 30, 2023A total of 28 cases have been filed over the incident of violence and death of policeman centering the BNP’s grand rally on 28 October. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been accused in several cases and most of the leaders of the party were named in one case or other. The cases were filed on Sunday. Allegations of killing policeman, exploding cocktails with attempt to kill…