National Citizen Party (NCP) on Tuesday warned that democracy is at risk, accusing senior government officials, including intelligence chiefs, of openly favoring a party ahead of the national election. “We’ve seen various government officials and chiefs of different intelligence agencies seemingly fix their focus on a single party office and visit it regularly. We believe this is a serious threat to democracy in Bangladesh,” said NCP spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain. He alleged that practices reminiscent of what he termed “illegal conduct during the period of Awami fascism” are resurfacing. “We call on the government to take immediate punitive action against those involved and to assure the people that their voting rights still remain intact....You must restore this confidence (among the people),” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 06, 2026 14:46 UTC