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Election to be held within timeframe as announced by Chief Adviser: Press Secretary

CUMILLA, July 19, 2025 (BSS) – Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser (CA) Shafiqul Alam here today said that election would be held in the country within the timeframe, set by Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Professor Muhammad Yunus.

“And the election won’t be delayed even by a single day,” he said.

https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/293788

BNP still pushing for the elections to be bought forward and not waiting until February

BNP warns of rising tensions, urges govt to expedite election

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday urged the interim government to promptly move towards holding elections, warning that the situation is becoming increasingly complicated as time passes.

The party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the remarks while speaking at a discussion titled ‘Expectations of the Mass Uprising and the Path to Democratic Transition in the Country’ organised by Ganatantra Mancha at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.

He stressed the importance of swiftly advancing reforms, the July Charter issue and election-related efforts, asserting that the sooner progress is made, the better it will be for the country.

https://www.newagebd.net/post/politics/270522/bnp-warns-of-rising-tensions-urges-govt-to-expedite-election

For those that may have missed the link earlier in the week, below is the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party manifesto on energy ….

Obviously as has been reported in the Bangladesh press it is expected that the BNP will win the next election by a landslide, but being the second biggest party in Bangladesh as the elections draw closer, we will hear more from the Jamaat-e-Islami party so its worth researching ………

In conclusion, from both the BNP’s and the Jamaat-e-Islami party's manifesto's they both state that they will use the countries own mineral resources to reduce imports ….

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Party Manifesto

06. Smooth and well-planned extraction and utilization of natural gas, mineral oil and coal shall be ensured.

07. A national coal policy shall be introduced in the best interest of the country.

08. Coal instead of gas shall be used to produce electricity so that adequate gas can be made available for its use as raw material for producing urea fertilizer.

https://www.jamaat-e-islami.org/en/article-details.php?article=52&category=10&utm_source=chatgpt.com

That’s some rally ……

With a massive turnout, Jamaat's first-ever solo rally at Suhrawardy Udyan begins

Suhrawardy Udyan turned into a sea of people today (19 July) as Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is holding its first-ever solo national rally at the historic venue, drawing tens of thousands of leaders, activists, and supporters from across the country, to press home the party's seven demands.

https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/massive-turnout-suhrawardy-udyan-jamaat-holds-first-ever-national-rally-1191281

International journalists expect a landmark election in Bangladesh under Prof Yunus

International journalists have expressed strong optimism about the upcoming parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, expected to take place in the second week of February 2026 under the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus.

https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/international-journalists-expect-landmark-election-bangladesh-under-prof-yunus-1191426?amp

Nice article digit, so does this mean that all those plans and work that they were putting in place for the next government to implement, may just be implemented by them before the next elections 😉

“Officials said the government is ramping up imports of liquified natural gas (LNG) to meet growing demand and increase power generation from gas-based plants, which remain cheaper than other energy sources except coal. Increasing coal-based power production is also under consideration, they said.”

The rise of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Tarique Rahman

Yunus met Rahman amid a looming political deadlock over the election timeline. The BNP had been threatening countrywide protests against Yunus, who leads the interim government. According to informed sources from both the government and the BNP, the meeting was cordial, and the two leaders agreed to hold general elections in February 2026.

The BNP had been pushing for early elections and preferred a December 2025 timeline. The interim government, however, argued that elections should only take place after reforms to the Constitution, judiciary, and electoral institutions were completed. Yunus recently announced plans to hold elections in April 2026. With political tensions mounting, the agreement on February elections is viewed as a significant compromise.

The London meeting has been hailed as “historic” and was celebrated across the country. In a political culture long dominated by zero-sum dynamics and authoritarian governance under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Yunus–Rahman agreement signaled a rare willingness to avoid conflict. According to Yunus’s close aides, he was highly impressed with the BNP leader.

https://en.bd-pratidin.com/national/2025/07/18/42105

This is another reason why Bangladesh needs Phulbari to be mined!!!

The burden of public debt in Bangladesh is rising, both in absolute terms and relative to the size of the economy. By the end of the 2025-26 fiscal year, the government's total domestic and external debt is expected to reach Tk 23.42 trillion and it could go beyond Tk 28.93 trillion by 2027-28. This mounting debt is one of the most serious challenges inherited by the interim government from its predecessor. When the previous Awami League government left office in August 2024, it had Tk 18.36 trillion in public debt accumulated through reckless borrowing in the name of development. The responsibility for repaying principals of these loans and servicing the interest now rests squarely on the current government. This unchecked accumulation of debt is creating intense economic pressure which could easily escalate into a full-blown crisis unless public finances are managed with utmost caution.

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/columns/can-bangladesh-afford-servicing-its-debts

Wookieemonster, as I have just explained in my previous post, both the two leading political party’s BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami party in their most up to date manifestos have stated that the countries own mineral resources / coal should be used …..

Both the manifesto links have now been posted here recently.

Busy atm, so can't write more right now, but hope that helps .....

For those that are not aware, from memory, one of the latest polls that were done, put the BNP at about 41%, the Jamaat-e-Islamic party at about 30% and the NCP at about 15%

Obviously as has been reported in the Bangladesh press it is expected that the BNP will win the next election by a landslide, which is why many on here have taken an interest in their politics, but to put another side of the story, I was just starting to look at some of the other party’s manifesto’s

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party last wrote an election manifesto in 2008, and their energy policy was ….

 Smooth and well-planned extraction and utilization of natural gas, mineral oil and

coal shall be ensured.

 A national coal policy shall be introduced in the best interest of the country.

 Coal instead of gas shall be used to produce electricity so that adequate gas can

be made available for its use as raw material for producing urea fertilizer.

https://www.jamaat-e-islami.org/previous/articlepdf/110_manifesto%20in%20english.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Jamaat aims to show strength at Saturday’s rally in Dhaka

https://www.daily-sun.com/post/814676

Jamaat to release election manifesto once polls schedule is announced: Parwar

https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/politics/jamaat-to-release-election-manifesto-once-polls-schedule-is-announced-parwar

Citizens can become voters until announcement of election schedule

DHAKA, July 17, 2025 (BSS) - The Council of Advisers today gave final approval to the draft of the ‘Voters’ List (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’.

This will allow the country’s eligible citizens to become voters until the announcement of the election schedule or they will get such opportunity when they complete 18 years.

The final draft of the ordinance was approved today at a meeting of the Council of Advisers held at the Chief Adviser’s Office. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired it.

https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/293240

Not sure if this will work, but here is the official link

https://x.com/tariquebd78?s=11

Oops my mistake…. It is still there 🙈🙈🙈🤣🤣🤣

AIMtodeath, looks like you just had your post deleted with what you said was the official Tarique X account on it …… 🙄

From Point 18 in the BNP plan , regarding energy

It clearly says

“steps will be taken to explore and utilise neglected gas and mineral reserves to reduce import dependencies”

https://www.bnpbd.org/assets/pdf/31%20Points%20English%202.5k.pdf

And mankiniparty, that was before the Power China MoU's. and the proposed solar park ... all in all quite exciting now ....

Keep up Shouston... hahahaha (joking)

Yep, if past history is anything to go by, you are correct mankiniparty.....

I’m guessing that we will see a large delayed buy trade show up later