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(BSS) – The National Citizen Party (NCP) has said it will have no objection to holding the national election by April next year if key reforms and constitutional changes are ensured by the time. “If effective measures are taken within this timeframe to implement the July Charter, the July Declaration, and key structural reforms, we will have no objection to the proposed election schedule,” NCP convenor Nahid Islam told BSS. Nahid said, “We believe that if the July Declaration and July Charter are fulfilled and a timeline for the election is announced, it would meet the nation’s expectations”. “At the…

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(BSS) – BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed today said Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus’s announcement of holding the national elections in the first half of April does not meet nation’s expectations. “The nation’s expectations were not met by the chief adviser’s speech. We are holding an emergency meeting of the standing committee at 9 pm. Party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman will chair it. The issue will be discussed there,” he told reporters in an immediate reaction this evening. Salahuddin said BNP will discuss with their allies of movement and other political parties and then give a detailed response…

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(BSS) – Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has expressed satisfaction over the announcement of the election roadmap by Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus in his address to the nation this evening. Earlier, the Chief Adviser said the next general election will be held on any day in the first half of April 2026. “The nation is reassured by his announcement and hopes that the necessary steps will be taken to hold a free, fair, impartial and acceptable election within the announced time,” said Jamaat chief in a statement. He said the interim government will be able to bring Bangladesh…

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The European Union (EU) Delegation in Bangladesh today called on all stakeholders to engage constructively in this process as Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has announced a timeline leading to elections. “The Chief Adviser has announced a timeline leading to elections. The EU has consistently supported Bangladesh’s political transition, calling for it to be underpinned by the rule of law, fundamental rights and lead to democratic elections,” EU said in its verified facebook page after the chief adviser address to the nation on the eve of the Eid-ul-Azha. The European Union termed it as a pivotal moment for Bangladesh.…

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(BSS) – Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today said the government is going to frame a law to stop enforced disappearance in the country. In his address to the nation this evening the CA said the law is almost at final stages and will be finalized in a few days. “We have started the process of uncovering the truth about the past 16 years of enforced disappearances, murders and torture, including the massacres that took place in July-August last year, and the endless corruption, irregularities and crimes in the financial sector,” he said. He said trial of the…

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(BSS) – Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today said propaganda is being spread that Bangladesh has provided a corridor for Rakhine state which is a complete lie. “We’ve noticed that propaganda is being spread that Bangladesh has provided a corridor for Rakhine. I am saying clearly, this is a complete lie. This is the work of those who are constantly misleading the people of Bangladesh by creating untrue stories and unrest,” he told a televised address to the nation on the eve of the Eid-ul-Azha. Yunus urged the nation to be careful about the propaganda and not to be…

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(BSS) – Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today hoped that the government will be able to prepare a ‘July Charter’ based on the consensus of all political parties and present it to the nation in coming July. “The students who led and participated in the July Uprising announced that they would issue a ‘July Declaration’. They invited me there too. I said that it would be good to issue this declaration together with all the political figures of the country, representatives of civil society and others,” he said in a televised address to the nation this evening. “This July…

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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged the countrymen to continue their strong support for the interim government’s port management initiative. “I urge the countrymen not to allow themselves to be the victims of baseless opposition and propaganda. Continue your strong support for the interim government’s port management move. Resist those who oppose it,” he said while delivering his telecasted address before the nation on the occasion of the Holy Eid-ul-Azha. After Bangladesh became independent in 1971, Prof Yunus said, the country could not reach the height of economic progress that it was supposed to be at and the height…

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Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today announced that the next national elections will be held on any day in the first half of April 2026. “Based on this announcement, the Election Commission will provide a detailed roadmap for the elections at an appropriate time,” he told a televised address to the nation on the eve of the Eid-ul-Azha. “I have repeatedly said that this election will be held between December and June next year. The government is doing whatever is necessary to create an environment conducive to elections in the country during this period,” he said. Yunus said, “I…

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