The Chief Adviser's recent hint at holding the national election either swiftly in early 2025 or strategically delayed towards 2026 has set off ripples of mixed reactions within the BNP. While some leaders cautiously welcomed the signal as a step towards ending the prolonged political uncertainty, others remained skeptical, calling it
Author: Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB
BNP plans major organisational overhaul
After gaining confidence from the fall of its main rival Awami League, the BNP is planning a major reorganisation over the next two months to get ready for the upcoming elections. Party senior leaders said the restructuring of committees at various levels will start in November and is expected to continue
How salinity taking toll on coastal people in Satkhira
New Analysis: Does a political number game matter now?
Although BNP has launched a simultaneous movement with more than four dozen parties and organisations to realise their 10-point demand, political analysts are skeptical about the ability of most of the parties to contribute to street programmes due to the lack of their organisational strength and popular public support.They said
No question of Khaleda joining Dec 10 rally: BNP
Though the country's political landscape has become overheated with some opposition leaders' fiery comments about the participation of Khaleda Zia in her party's much-talked-about rally in the capital on December 10, BNP senior leaders say they never had any plan to take her to their programme. They also said their
Caretaker Govt: To be, or not to be
As opposition BNP says it is determined to boycott the next national polls under the current Awami League government, it is framing almost the same old formula for a non-partisan caretaker government in the light of the revoked 13th amendment to the constitution.But the constitutional experts say there are some
2021 in Review: BNP failed again to impress people
Experts decry the third Covid shot debate
As the global debate over Covid booster shots gathers steam in wealthier countries, public health experts in Bangladesh contend it is still "premature" to roll out the third dose in this country. They say that available vaccines would be better used to inoculate the unvaccinated -- not to mention that a
Bangladesh bracing for third Covid wave?
Poor Hospital Hygiene in Bangladesh: Patients concerned about appalling neglect
There is a growing tendency among middle-class patients in Bangladesh to avoid knocking on hospital doors, even in the case of any critical condition. The reasons they describe are not pleasant at all. Poor hygiene management in hospitals and care facilities, the horrible conditions of toilets, dirty floors, bad smell in