report in Dhaka Tribune, Oct 16, 2023 ,The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held separate meetings on Sunday with three parties, including the Left Democratic Alliance, to finalize its program for its one-point movement demanding the resignation of the government. In these meetings, Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the party, on a video call from London, spoke to the leaders of the parties and talked about the movement. The other parties that participated in the meeting…
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by Jamal Uddin in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 7, 2023*Opposition plans to gear up movement**Police preparing to prevent anarchy***Speedy disposal of 134 pending cases soughtDozens of political parties participating in the anti-government movement have geared up protests to occupy the streets with their demand for the resignation of the prime minister and a neutral interim administration ahead of the 12th national election. The other major demands of the opposition bloc, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party…
by Sajjad Hossain in The Daily Star, Aug 9, 2023After a 12-day break, BNP and like-minded parties are set to restart their one-point movement for the government’s resignation with a protest rally in Dhaka on August 11, according to party sources. It, however, currently has no plan to launch protests outside Dhaka due to excessive flooding in many districts at the moment, party leaders said. The BNP standing committee took the decision on Monday. At…
by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, Jul 24, 2023The opposing and inflexible stands of Awami League and BNP over the election system is deepening the political crisis in the country further. BNP is adamant in its one-point demand for the government’s resignation and an election time non-party government to be reconstituted. They are talking about reaching a final settlement on the streets. Meanwhile, Awami League is unwilling to relent on the question of election, insisting…
by Tika R Pradhan in the Kathmandu Post, JUly 14, 2023On Monday, a day after the agreement between the three top leaders to resume the House meeting following an apology from the prime minister for his controversial statement insinuating that India had a role in appointing him the country’s executive head, the UML leaders easily agreed to lift their obstruction of the House proceedings. The UML is not the party that easily drops its stance…