BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said that if the people of Bangladesh elect the sheaf of paddy and the BNP forms the government, everyone must join hands in rebuilding the state. He stated, "We have seen off the autocrats, now we must start the work of building the country; no one will come from outside to build it for us."
Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanauallah has said journalists and election observers will be allowed to carry mobile phones inside polling centres on the day of voting in the February 12 parliamentary election and referendum.
From the streets to the virtual world, the pages of history—1947, 1952, 1971, 1990—echo with the triumph of youth. In the July mass uprising too, young people played the most prominent role everywhere. After a long wait of seventeen months, the 13th National Parliamentary Election is finally set to take place. For the first time since the 2008 election, there is widespread enthusiasm among young voters. Major political parties are once again recalculating their strategies with youth voters in mind. Youth has become the trump card; whoever wins the youth, wins Parliament—it has come to that.
Retired General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, a former chief of army staff, has demanded the disbandment of the Rapid Action Battalion, Rab, and the military intelligence agency Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, DGFI, citing allegations of serious crimes such as enforced disappearances and killings against the two organisations.
The Election Commission has assured that it will withdraw the ban on journalists carrying mobile phones inside polling centres, which was imposed in connection with the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum.
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking the cancellation of the candidacy of Md Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party, NCP, and nominee of the 11-party alliance from the Dhaka-11 constituency, over allegations of dual citizenship.