While the prime minister is unofficially on her campaign trail, the opposition camp is on the run.

There is no doubt that the country is heading towards a long-drawn confrontational politics ahead of the election.

The BNP has alleged that the government has become desperate to eliminate it and other parties by indiscriminately arresting the opposition leaders and activists across the country.

In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.

The government appears to have taken a tough stance against the BNP after Saturday’s clashes that turned the heart of the capital into a battlefield.

The way the events unfolded on Saturday has given the Awami League rank and file a confidence boost, claim leaders of the ruling party.

The "peace and development rally" organised by Jubo League's Dhaka south unit started around 2:30pm in the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue.

The ruling Awami League announced today that the party will hold "peace rallies" across the country tomorrow.

It seems all the opposition forces are becoming active ahead of the national election.

It is quite perplexing why the government seems set to repeat the measures that led to horrifying consequences between December 7 and 11 in 2022.

A number of controversial decisions, actions and statements of the EC itself has put it in this situation.

With only a few months left till the election, we still have no idea what AL’s and BNP’s manifestos will reveal

One cannot help but note that Quader had a brazen attitude and lacked any embarrassment about the vitriol his party had been spewing against the US for quite some time now.

Is that how democracy works for us?

It is hard to discard the notion that politics played no part in this decision from the government.

The ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP remain at odds over the polls-time administration.

The EC needs assistance from all stakeholders to hold a free and fair election come January.

It is a well-known fact that politicians seek to retain power once they attain it.

It makes no sense to expect neutrality on election day from a government that conducts anti-democratic activities throughout the year using its institutions.

Coupled with its unwavering commitment to unpredictability, JaPa has been true to its sense of dedicated opportunism over the years.