Desk Report: BNP will soon give ‘green signal’ to one candidate in each seat: Salahuddin BNP is selecting candidates ahead of the 13th National Assembly elections, said Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the party’s standing committee. He said this while talking to reporters at his residence in Gulshan in the capital on Friday. Salahuddin Ahmed said, “BNP is a large democratic and liberal political party. We have multiple qualified candidates in each seat. There are about 10 to 12 candidates in many seats. Now we are systematically selecting candidates. Soon,…
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PR means ‘permanent restlessness’: Salahuddin
Desk Report: BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has termed PR as ‘permanent restlessness’. He said that if elections are held under PR (Proportional Representation) system, the country’s political stability will be disrupted. After the introduction of PR in different countries of the world, it has been seen that it has taken a long time to form a government. In some places, the government was formed after a year or a year and a half. Again, after the formation of the government, it was not sustainable. The government collapsed within…
Read MoreSalahuddin questions Jamaat over election if it is so confident of being the government party
Desk Report: At a rally held in Chittagong city on Friday, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Chittagong region director Muhammad Shahjahan said that Jamaat-e-Islami will be the government party, and BNP will have to join the opposition. Criticizing his statement, BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said to Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday, “Brothers, have you decided whether BNP will join the opposition or let the people decide? When you are so confident that you will be the government party, why don’t you come to the elections? Why are you trying to disrupt the elections with…
Read MoreRegional security could be threatened if elections are not held in February: Salahuddin
Desk Report: Reforms, trials and elections are in no way related to each other, said Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the BNP standing committee. He said, “Reforms will continue like reforms, it is a continuous process. Time limits cannot be set for trials, otherwise it will be unfair. It will continue, no matter which government comes. But elections cannot be made conditional. If elections are not held in February, there may be a threat to regional security.” He said these things at the National Consensus Commission meeting held on Sunday…
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