Govt creating confusion over national election: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday accused the interim government of creating confusion about the national election by making contradictory statements, similar to those of the ousted autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina. "We see attempts to create confusion about the election. December, June or March - they are

Govt to act on immediate media reforms: Yunus

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said the interim government will take steps to implement the Media Reform Commission's proposals that can be done without delay. "We want to implement the reform proposals that are immediately implementable. For that, I would like the Reform Commission to submit the recommendations quickly

Govt to hold elections on schedule, no way to delay: Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said Bangladesh's interim government is committed to holding elections on schedule, refusing to delay the vote for any demands. Speaking with a delegation from the International Crisis Group led by Dr. Comfort Ero, Professor Yunus confirmed that the government has set two possible timelines

Anyone can criticise interim govt now: Touhid

Foreign Adviser Md. TouhidHossain has said anybody can criticise the interim government without fear, and that is the success of this administration. "Could you criticise the government in power a year back or eight months back as you can do today? If nothing else, this government has at least achieved this

Govt advisers trying to divide anti-fascist movement: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General RuhulKabirRizvi on Monday alleged that the interim government advisers are trying to create a division between the anti-fascist movement and the recent July-August uprising. "The July-August uprising is the final manifestation of the movement that the pro-democracy political parties, led by BNP, carried out for 15

Constitution Reform Commission focused on seven objectives

The Constitutional Reform Commission while recommending for constitutional amelioration has focused on seven main objectives to establish an effective democracy, ensuring fundamental human rights and accountability. The seven objectives are- (1) Building a non-discriminatory democratic system, ensuring equality, human dignity and social justice as promised during the War of Liberation in 1971

Shift focus on polls from other issues, Fakhrul to govt

BNP Secretary General MirzaFakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called upon the interim government to shift its focus on holding a participatory and credible national election from any other issue, as per the desire of people. Speaking at a discussion, he also urged Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus to remain alert so

Interim Government must announce an election roadmap: Hafiz Uddin

BNP standing committee member Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Sunday demanded the Interim Government to announce an election roadmap. “This government should have tried from its beginning to constitute a good election commission. But there is no talk about the Election Commission. They don’t announce any roadmap. They also don’t

Govt forms bodies to review politically motivated cases

The government has established two committees-one at the district level and another at the ministry level-to handle cases of politically motivated cases. These committees will recommend the withdrawal of cases filed against political leaders, activists, and individuals that were driven by political vendettas in recent years. The Public Security Division of

Govt suspends five-year plan in first ECNEC meeting

The interim government announced on Wednesday that it will temporarily suspend the implementation of the country's five-year plans as part of a shift in its economic strategy. "We are suspending the five-year plan for now. It's not our focus at the moment," Planning Adviser Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud told reporters during a