Saturday, 12 September 2026

politics

NCP Revises Dhaka City Election Strategy, Eyes Patwary for South and Asif for North

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is revising its strategy for the upcoming Dhaka city corporation elections, preparing to contest independently after failing to secure Dhaka South City Corporation from alliance partner Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The party is considering replacing its initially anno

BNP Marks 48th Founding Anniversary: Back in Power and Facing Swift Challenges

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) marks its 48th founding anniversary on September 1, having returned to power after nearly two decades outside government. Six months after forming the government, the party faces challenges over the economy, public security, energy supplies, administration, for

Student Politics: Tail-End Partisanship Driving Campus Unrest

Nearly two years after the July 2024 quota reform movement called for an end to party-affiliated student politics, student organisations in Bangladesh say the demand remains unmet, and blame continued campus unrest on the same political patronage system. More than 50 people were injured in clashes i

Election Rebels Seek BNP Comeback as Party Remains Divided

Several leaders expelled by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for contesting the 13th national parliamentary election as rebel or independent candidates are seeking to return to the party after BNP formed the government, according to party sources and statements given to Ajker Patrika. BNP, however,

Jamaat is a secret party, Shibir is inside the lungi of Chhatra League; BNP is the open party: Fazlur Rahman

A History Marked by Double Standards

Perhaps the concept of double standards is easier to understand if described as hypocrisy. Although Jamaat initially opposed the creation of Pakistan, it later established its headquarters there and continued its anti-people activities. In Punjab, it instigated communal riots by demanding that the Q

Home Minister calls for neutral probe into interim government’s 18-month record

Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday called for a neutral investigation into the interim government’s 18-month activities, saying the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should be instructed immediately to examine where corruption took place and who was involved.