BNP leader urges democratic forces to unite

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday called for unity in the face of challenging times, asserting that the party has historically saved the country from the brink of destruction and will do so again.

Bogura district BNP leaders yesterday collected nomination papers for Bogura-6 (Sadar) and Bogura-7 (Gabtali and Shajahanpur upazila) constituencies for acting chairman Tarique Rahman and Chairperson Khaleda Zia respectively.

Form was collected from district returning officer

Papers were collected from the returning officer and the election officer

Questions government’s response after attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star

BNP has blamed the interim government for a spate of attacks, vandalism and arson across the country, alleging that a section within the administration is seeking to destabilise Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming election.

Says certain parties muddying waters following announcement of Tarique’s return

Attack on media outlet is unacceptable under any circumstances, Assistant Secretary General Zubair says

BNP says she will travel back later this week with Tarique and daughter Zaima

Alliance leaders say attacks on The Daily Star and Prothom Alo aimed at sabotaging elections and reforms

Such acts could be a planned attempt to divert the movement in a different direction, he says

Fakhrul condemns attacks on The Daily Star, Prothom Alo and media professionals

Even though a week has passed since the announcement of the election schedule, BNP allies still do not know how many seats they might be allotted.

BNP has begun preparations for what it calls a “historic reception” to mark the homecoming of its acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, after 17 years in exile.

Repeated threats and harassment led her to file complaint in November

Getting cooperation from government, he says

Scheduled to arrive in Dhaka at 11:00am on December 25

The BNP has alerted its election candidates that their nomination may get cancelled if they file inaccurate information regarding cases filed against them in the affidavits submitted with their nomination papers.

Hasnat Abdullah says relations with India must be based on fairness and mutual respect