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Govt should carry out reforms, trial, BNP should also step in

THE problem of confidence that earlier surfaced between the government and political parties centring on the time frame for the next general elections appears to have been resolved for the time being at a meeting between the chief adviser to the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, and Tarique Rahman, the acting chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in...

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From economic to war-time accountability

THE people’s mandate at the general election seven months ago was for ‘system change.’ The main hope of those who voted overwhelmingly for the National People’s Power was to improve the economic situation. Those who live in the north and east of the country, where the long civil war took place, voted along with their fellow citizens in other parts of the...

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National election road map is need of hour

ALL political parties want a road map for the next general election, regardless of their disagreement over the precise date. All the parties at a meeting of the national consensus commission have demanded an election road map. The chief adviser has stood his ground that the election will be held between this December and June 2026 after reforms for a democratic transition...

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Political parties demand road map for elections

Most of the partners of Ganatantra Mancha and some other political parties on Sunday at a commemoration meeting called on the interim government to announce a specific road map for next general elections as early as possible...

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BNP calls for early polls

Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party at a discussion on Wednesday called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to hold general elections as early as possible for democratic transition of the country...

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Far right gains in Portuguese polls as PM holds on

The far-right Chega party climbed to joint second place in Portugal’s snap general election, posing a major challenge for prime minister Luis Montenegro as he prepared on Monday to lead another minority government...

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New political alliance Jatiya Sanskar Jote launched

A new political alliance, Jatiya Sanskar Jote, comprising at least eight political parties, was launched on Saturday with a firm call for comprehensive electoral reforms ahead of the next general election...

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Nagarik Coalition for polls, referendum same day

The Nagorik Coalition on Sunday proposed a road map to hold the next general election and the referendum seeking the opinion of voters on the July Charter and the amendments to the constitution on the same day.

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Hold general election as early as possible: parties

Leaders of different political parties at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday said that the interim government should hold the general election as early as possible as confusions were created among the people of the country regarding the election...

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EC extends deadline for political party registration

The Election Commission on Sunday announced an extended deadline of June 22 for new political parties to get them registered with the independent statutory body as a pre-requisite for participation in the upcoming 13th general elections.

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Election by June 2026, Yunus assures BNP

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday assured the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the next general election would be held by June 2026 as the party urged the government to clarify the actual issue behind the ongoing discussions about the interim government’s five-year term in office...

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Early general election demanded

Leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance on Wednesday at a rally in Dhaka called on the interim government to hold the next general election as early as possible...

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BNP for early polls after urgent reform

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has demanded the next general election after urgent reforms that can be done immediately without any amendment to the constitution or law.

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BNP, allies want election as soon as possible

Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the 12-Party Alliance on Sunday urged the interim government to organise the next general election as early as possible...

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Govt for basic reforms before election

The interim government on Saturday announced that it would complete some basic reforms based on a political consensus before the next general election.

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Early election demanded

Politicians at a discussion in the capital Dhaka on Saturday called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to declare a road map for the next general election without delay...

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JP for reforms after national election

Jatiya Party on Saturday said that it wanted reforms of the county’s ruling system and constitution after the holding of next general elections and the reforms would be endorsed in parliament after the polls...

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No space for AL in next polls: Mahfuj

Adviser to the interim government Mahfuj Alam on Saturday said that the Awami League in no way would be allowed in the next general election as it might help bring back the fascism in the country’s politics.