Referendum on July charter: BNP in dilemma as Jamaat pushes for ‘yes’ vote
The BNP has yet to decide whether it will campaign for a “yes” or “no” vote in the July charter referendum. The party says it is observing the situation and will make its decision later.
21 November 2025, 18:24 PM
All major parties bound for polls
Once seemed like an endless deadlock, the long political storm surrounding the July charter’s implementation is finally subsiding as Bangladesh’s major parties retreat from their hard-line stances.
16 November 2025, 18:12 PM
Jamaat sets sights on voters beyond borders
Despite uncertainty over how effective the Election Commission’s costly initiative to bring expatriate Bangladeshis into the voting process will be, Jamaat-e-Islami has been actively working to woo this voter base.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
NCP to be in talks, on streets too
The government and the consensus commission have continued active engagement with the National Citizen Party in an effort to persuade it to sign the July Charter.
18 October 2025, 18:07 PM
NCP won’t sign July charter at this moment
The National Citizen Party has decided not to attend today’s much-awaited July National Charter signing ceremony, let alone sign the document containing reforms agreed upon after months of intense talks.
16 October 2025, 18:07 PM
Is Jamaat getting a new logo?
The Jamaat-e-Islami exhibited a new logo in meetings between its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman and foreign diplomats yesterday without formally unveiling the new emblem.
28 September 2025, 18:31 PM
Bangkok sinkhole sparks warnings for Dhaka’s future
Experts say Dhaka’s unchecked urbanisation and groundwater depletion heighten risks of sinkholes and subsidence
25 September 2025, 07:20 AM
Rift persists over implementation of July Charter
The National Consensus Commission yesterday sent the final July Charter to political parties, but talks once again ended in deadlock as divisions persisted over how to implement provisions requiring constitutional changes.
11 September 2025, 18:21 PM
Red Gold sparks hope
It has a history stretching back millenniums. Emperors have patronised it, poets have romanticised it, monks have used its colour in their robes and worshippers have adored it. Popularly known as “Red Gold”, the crimson hued saffron has been used for culinary, medicinal and aesthetic purposes.
7 August 2021, 18:00 PM