The meeting will begin at 3:00pm at Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon

The interim government has stepped up preparations for the upcoming national polls, with the Election Commission planning to announce the schedule by the first week of December.

The BNP is considering to have multiple candidates selected in each constituency for the upcoming polls as part of the party’s strategy.

No obstruction should be tolerated

BNP unfazed by Jamaat’s efforts to form alliance with Islamist parties, he says

Around 100 remained "problematic" due to internal rivalries and multiple nomination seekers

The BNP yesterday asked the interim government to assume the role of a non-partisan caretaker administration to ensure that the upcoming national election is neutral and acceptable to all.

Says newly appointed Senior Secretary of Public Administration Ehsanul Hoque

Nearly half of the NCP’s central leaders favour forging an alliance with the BNP ahead of the 13th national election in February.

Races to finalise one candidate per seat by month-end as delay fuels frustration

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in his first interview in nearly two decades, said he would return to the country soon to contest the upcoming election.

Women’s indecision signals both caution and opportunity.

A pervasive sense of mistrust, fuelled more by political calculation than by reality, has paralysed the charter’s progress.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said political parties have no doubt anymore that the next national election will be held in February 2026.

Senior leaders and others involved in the nomination process cited several reasons for the shortfall

He expressed the hope that international observers would be present to ensure the integrity of the electoral process in Bangladesh

The BNP is preparing to announce candidates for around 200 constituencies and kick off its election campaign within a month, ahead of the national polls planned for February.

Over 94 percent of respondents in a survey said they are interested in casting votes if the 13th national election is held next year.

Ignoring its own constitution, the BNP has begun selecting nominees for the upcoming national election through surveys conducted by its central leadership, a move that has left many grassroots leaders anxious and dissatisfied.

Leaders accuse govt of bowing to external pressure