Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Thursday urged the BNP leaders to take part in elections shaking off the thought of the caretaker government. "The elections will be held in the country like in other democratic countries across the globe. So, BNP leaders especially
Tag: Election
No scope to change government without election: Quader
Drawing attention of the BNP leaders, Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said there is no scope of changing government without holding elections. “People’s mandate and holding elections are the only way to change any particular regime of the government,” he said, addressing
Repressive acts won’t help AL to retain power: BNP
Accusing the government of resorting to repressive acts to subdue opposition ahead of the next national election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday warned that it will not help Awami League this time to cling to power. Speaking at a discussion meeting, he also questioned the justification of
BNP will not go to elections under current EC: Mosharraf
Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said the party will not even go to elections under the current Election Commission (EC), let alone an election using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). The BNP leader made the remark on Friday (26 August) after paying respects at the mausoleum of
BNP must participate in polls to change govt : Quader
Drawing attention of the BNP leaders, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Thursday said there is no alternative to elections to change the government. "If you [BNP leaders] want to change the government, you must take party in elections," he said. The ruling party leader said this
BNP turns down EC’s move to use EVMs up to 150 seats
BNP on Wednesday turned down the Election Commission's (EC's) decision to use the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in up to 150 seats in the next general election, saying the move was taken as per the government's desire to help it retain power. Speaking at a press conference at BNP's Nayapaltan central
BNP’s threat to resist polls will not bring any result: Quader
August 15 conspirators out to oust govt: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the yet-to-be-executed killers and conspirators involved in the August 15 massacre of 1975 are still working to oust her government as the country heading towards another national election. "They are still continuing their conspiracies. I know all of them (conspirators)," she said, adding
Govt plotting to rig votes using EVMs
No bar for BNP to hold peaceful protests: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said that the law enforcement agencies will not restrict the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) if they carry on their programmes in a systematic way. The minister was speaking to journalists after attending a meeting at the Secretariat on law and order situation during the