BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said their party is willing to bring back the caretaker government system for elections to ensure the restoration of the people's voting rights. “We want to reinstate the caretaker government system in the Constitution to restore the people's right to vote,” he said while
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BNP to hold mass processions on Friday
As part of their one-point simultaneous movement, BNP will hold mass processions in all metropolitan cities, including Dhaka, to mount pressure on the government to quit and hold the next election under a non-party caretaker government. Besides, the party also announced programmes on August 17 and 19 demanding unconditional release and
No overseas pressure on caretaker government: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Wednesday said no foreign country proposed or imposed any pressure on government to restore the election time caretaker government and Bangladesh would witness the next election in a fair manner like any other democratic nation. "They (foreign countries) have not uttered a single word what
Those against caretaker govt are public enemies: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam on Saturday said the government's "threats" will not work this time as countrymen will not return home "until their voting rights are restored". Speaking at the divisional rally in Sylhet, he also said election must be held under a non-partisan caretaker government and warned
Quader asks BNP to shun demand of caretaker govt
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today urged BNP to stop daydreaming of the restoration of the obsolete caretaker government system ahead of the next general elections, claiming it is in museum now.“The restoration of the caretaker government is now a capricious demand. It is in museum now,” he told
Hasina must step down, dissolve parliament: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their stance is clear that no election will be held under Sheikh Hasina government and she has to resign and dissolve parliament before polls."She has to hand over power to a caretaker government. That neutral government will hold a free
AL won’t get even 10 seats in poll under caretaker govt
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said Awami League is now against the caretaker government system as it will not get even 10 seats if the next election is held under such an administration. Speaking at a massive public rally, he also alleged that the government is trying
Caretaker govt formula to be in line with 13th amendment: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said their party will present a formula for a non-partisan polls-time caretaker government in the light of the repealed 13th amendment to the constitution. "You'll know the outline of the caretaker government at the right time. You'll also know when we're going
Akbar Ali Khan dies
Former advisor to the caretaker government, civil servant and economist Dr Akbar Ali Khan passed away in Dhaka Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 78. Akbar Ali Khan was born in 1944 at Nabinagar in Brahamanbaria district. He studied history at Dhaka University and secured first place in first class