Nahid Islam’s decision to bring Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party into an alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami reflects a shift driven by political necessity more than ideology. The move has prompted resignations and a widening backlash, but it underscores a deeper challenge: the youth-led force behind last year’s uprising has been losing political ground.
A youth-driven political party born from Bangladesh’s 2024 Monsoon Revolution is facing a widening internal revolt after agreeing to an election alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, a move that critics inside the party say threatens its identity ahead of the February 12 national polls.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman used his return address to blend faith, history, and politics, presenting his comeback as a moment of divine mercy and popular will while outlining a vision centered on democracy, unity, justice, and restraint amid warnings of conspiracies and unrest.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman urged patience and restraint Wednesday, warning that “agents of various dominant powers are still engaged in conspiracies,” as he addressed a reception in Dhaka after arriving in his homeland from the United Kingdom following nearly two decades in exile.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman is set to return to Bangladesh on Wednesday with his wife and daughter after 17 years in exile.
Home adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury should resign to protect public confidence in Bangladesh’s security institutions and the country’s election path after the killing of Inqilab Moncho convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi and the violence that followed. If he will not step aside, interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus should remove him.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said defeated “fascist forces” are trying to derail Bangladesh’s upcoming national election while another force is sowing divisions using religion.
Bangladesh’s major political parties welcomed the election schedule announced for February 12, saying it ended uncertainty over the 13th national vote. Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said a referendum on political reforms would be held the same day. “The announcement has reassured us,” said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. […]
Muhammad Yunus deserves strong criticism for promoting and producing a video that glorifies Khaleda Zia while ignoring the documented failures of her administration. By endorsing a narrative that calls her an “uncompromising leader” and praises her “etiquette, courtesy, firmness, foresight, and wisdom,” Yunus casts aside the fundamental fact that Bangladesh was ranked the most corrupt […]
A new video produced under the government of Muhammad Yunus is drawing criticism for portraying former prime minister Khaleda Zia as an icon of moral integrity despite extensive evidence of corruption during her administration. The video describes Zia as “a solitary Sherpa in Bangladesh’s politics” and claims she was “adorned with the title of uncompromising […]
