DHAKA, Feb 08, 2026 (BSS)- BNP nominated candidate for Dhaka-16 Aminul Huq is committed to build a humanitarian country through implementing development plan based on public opinion, not to make any fake promise with the people ahead of the upcoming polls on February 12. “I will work for developing a nice, peaceful and humanitarian country and also a state of justice”, he said.  The BNP nominated candidate told this recently in an interview with the state run news agency BSS at his constituency here. “I have brought up in this area. I have direct relations with the people of this constituency and I am very much aware about their problems and I will implement the development plan based on their opinion”, he told. He illustrated his development plan for Dhaka 16 constituency constituted with Dhaka North City Corporation wards 2, 3, 5, and 6 (Pallabi, Rupnagar) if he is elected in the upcoming national polls. The BNP nominated candidate said that he will work for implementing the development plan in line with the development plan outlined by our Chairman Tarique Rahman. Replying to a query on taking action on eliminating extortion and solving the water logging problem in his constituency, the BNP nominated candidate said he will take action to resolve water logging problem and eliminate extortion from his constituency. “I want to restore public confidence and faith in politicians by implementing all of my electoral pledges.  As the voters are hopeful that I will try to resolve the gas crisis and unplanned urbanization while the city dwellers are being suffered with these major problems for long,” he said. Regarding the electoral code of conduct, Aminul Huq said he have instructed clearly to the leaders and activists of the constituency to comply with the electoral code of conduct while he is very much conscious on the electoral rules instead of taking resort to violence, intimidation and violation of rules in hanging poster and banner for election campaign. Expressing his position on the referendum for implementing the July charter, the Dhaka-16 candidate said the referendum is the key strength of democracy and that’s why we will take position in favour of ‘Yes’ in the referendum. Even the BNP has 31-points which contain the most fundamental points of the state reform and the mass uprising holds the sentiment of state reform, transparency and accountability of the government. “We are expecting a free, fair election where all the political parties will get equal opportunities. The Election Commission impartially will perform their constitutional responsibility and it is the expectation of the mass people”, he said. The total voters of the constituency are 4,00499 including 2,l01,168 males and 1,99,323 females. The other candidates of the the constituency are M Abdul Baten from Jamaat-e Islami, M Saiful Islam from Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Mohammad Touhiduzzaman of Bangladesh Khelfat Andolon, Abdur Kader Gilani of Muktijote, Gono Odhikar Parishad candidate M Mamun Hossen, AKM Moazzem Hossain from Bangladesh Labour Party, M Tariqul Islam from NPP, Bangladesh Jatiya Party candidate M Nazmul Huq, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal candidate Rashidul Islam and Jatiya party candidate Sultan Ahmed Selim.  

RAJSHAHI, Feb 8, 2026 (BSS) – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a large cache of lethal weapons from the Boikuri Sardarpara area of Bagmara here. A team of RAB-5’s Rajshahi CPSP unit conducted a raid in the area around 11:30 pm on Friday and recovered 56 locally made weapons that had been abandoned, according to a press release issued today. The seized items included 16 knives, four machetes, four sickles and 32 axes.  The recovered weapons were later handed over to Bagmara Police Station for necessary legal action. The press release also said RAB-5’s intelligence activities are continuing to identify and arrest those involved in the incident.