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Streets are not ancestral property of BNP, says Obaidul Quader

Streets are not ancestral property of BNP, says Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-09-20 20:21:14

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the city streets are not the ancestral property of any particular political party.    “The city streets are not...

Court rejects BNP’s plea to sue 20 people over Mirpur clash

Court rejects BNP’s plea to sue 20 people over Mirpur clash

-- 2022-09-20 20:15:29

A judge has thrown out the opposition BNP’s plea to bring criminal charges against 20 people, including Jubo League General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil and State Minister for Industries...

BNP seeks to sue 20 Awami League leaders over clash during Mirpur rally

BNP seeks to sue 20 Awami League leaders over clash during Mirpur rally

-- 2022-09-20 17:12:29

The BNP has moved a court to start a case against 20 people, including Jubo League General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil and State Minister for Industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, over an attack o...

Obaidul Quader asks Awami League activists not to get involved in clash with BNP

Obaidul Quader asks Awami League activists not to get involved in clash with BNP

-- 2022-09-19 22:04:09

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the central leadership of the ruling party did not order the recent attacks on the BNP. The Awami League leader also threatened their party memb...

BNP leader Amir Khosru slams PM for her comments on elections

BNP leader Amir Khosru slams PM for her comments on elections

-- 2022-09-19 22:00:25

Slamming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments that free and fair elections are held in Bangladesh under Awami League only, BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said even t...

Mirza Fakhrul says govt trying to create anarchy through terror acts

Mirza Fakhrul says govt trying to create anarchy through terror acts

-- 2022-09-18 22:52:21

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government is trying to create anarchy in the country by resorting to ‘terror’ activities and attacking peacefu...

Complaining to foreigners sign of BNP’s spineless politics: Quader

Complaining to foreigners sign of BNP’s spineless politics: Quader

-- 2022-09-18 19:27:58

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said seeking help from embassies of different countries and lodging complaints with foreigners is a sign of BNP’s spineless politics....

Obaidul Quader says BNP wants to obstruct development progress

Obaidul Quader says BNP wants to obstruct development progress

-- 2022-09-17 21:11:22

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transports and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that the BNP wants to obstruct the country’s development progress. “BNP-Jamaat...

BNP urges global community to act against Myanmar's insolent activities

BNP urges global community to act against Myanmar's insolent activities

-- 2022-09-17 21:03:50

Voicing deep concern over the firing of mortar shells by the Myanmar Army inside Bangladesh, BNP on Saturday urged the UN and the international community to take steps to stop such insolent activities...

Megaprojects cause BNP 'mega-pain', says Quader

Megaprojects cause BNP 'mega-pain', says Quader

-- 2022-09-16 18:46:45

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the BNP couldn't implement any megaprojects during their tenure due to inept economic management, and now feel pained at the success reaped...

BNP announces nationwide protests over attack on its Mirpur rally

BNP announces nationwide protests over attack on its Mirpur rally

-- 2022-09-16 17:55:32

The BNP has announced nationwide demonstrations for Sunday protesting the attack on their programme in the city’s Mirpur. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement...

Khaleda, Tarique not qualified to contest polls as per law, says Quader

Khaleda, Tarique not qualified to contest polls as per law, says Quader

-- 2022-09-15 20:31:04

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said as per the existing law, BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and its acting vice-chairman Tarique Rahman are not qualified to contest&...

BNP won't change decision to shun polls under AL government, says Fakhrul

BNP won't change decision to shun polls under AL government, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-09-15 18:47:38

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday categorically said their party will not back off from its decision against joining the next national election if it is held under the curr...

BNP, AL activists clash at Mirpur

BNP, AL activists clash at Mirpur

-- 2022-09-15 17:09:24

BNP leaders and workers locked into clashes with Awami League activists in the capital's Mirpur area on Thursday over holding a scheduled rally. The clash ensued around 2:00pm as the ruling party act...

‘I won’t join an undemocratic party’

‘I won’t join an undemocratic party’

-- 2022-09-15 16:58:45

Former Jatiya Party Secretary General Moshiur Rahman Ranga, recently removed from all posts in the organisation, says he will not be part of any party that is run in a non-democratic way. He said he w...

BNP shedding crocodile tears for elections under caretaker govt: Obaidul Quader

BNP shedding crocodile tears for elections under caretaker govt: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-09-14 20:04:02

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said no election under the caretaker government will ever be held in the country. "BNP is shedding crocodile tears for the elections un...

Election commission trying to keep Awami League in power: Mirza Abbas

Election commission trying to keep Awami League in power: Mirza Abbas

-- 2022-09-14 20:01:09

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Wednesday said the roadmap announced by the Election Commission (EC) for the next general election is nothing but a 'conspiracy’ to prolong the stay of the Awami...

GM Quader removes Ranga from all posts in Jatiya Party

GM Quader removes Ranga from all posts in Jatiya Party

-- 2022-09-14 17:25:34

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has removed Moshiur Rahman Ranga from all his posts in the organisation, including the policymaking body. The order has already been implemented, the party said in a s...

Police will not sit idle if BNP men create anarchy: Obaidul Quader

Police will not sit idle if BNP men create anarchy: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-09-12 21:28:12

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said accused BNP of intimidating the police force by making it a new opponent. "BNP is now making the country's police force a new opponent, wh...

BNP will come up with a different strategy of movement, says Mirza Abbas

BNP will come up with a different strategy of movement, says Mirza Abbas

-- 2022-09-12 21:21:46

BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Monday said their party leaders and activists will rather take bullets in chest, but will not leave the streets until the fall of the current government. Speaking at...

Awami League strips Barishal MP Pankaj Nath of party posts

Awami League strips Barishal MP Pankaj Nath of party posts

-- 2022-09-12 18:18:01

Pankaj Nath, a ruling party MP from Barishal-4, has been removed from all his posts in the Awami League for 'breaching party discipline'. In a letter, the Awami League asked him to submit his respons...

Bangladesh-India friendly relations make BNP annoyed: Obaidul Quader

Bangladesh-India friendly relations make BNP annoyed: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-09-11 21:35:10

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday commented that the everlasting Bangladesh-India friendly relations are making Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) irritated.  “The Ba...

Khaleda Zia’s family seeks extension of her jail sentence suspension

Khaleda Zia’s family seeks extension of her jail sentence suspension

-- 2022-09-11 19:19:06

The family of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday sought an extension of suspension on the jail sentence of the former prime minister. On behalf of Khaleda Zia's younger brother Shamim Iskander, th...

Obaidul Quader asks BNP to check Bangladesh’s gain from India during its tenure

Obaidul Quader asks BNP to check Bangladesh’s gain from India during its tenure

-- 2022-09-10 20:11:04

Criticising BNP for spreading rumours and propaganda about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recent visit to India, Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader asked the BNP leaders to check what...

Repressive acts will not help Awami League to retain power, says Mirza Fakhrul

Repressive acts will not help Awami League to retain power, says Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2022-09-10 20:07:32

Accusing the government of resorting to repressive acts to subdue opposition ahead of the next national election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday warned that it will not...

Awami League leader shot dead in Pabna

Awami League leader shot dead in Pabna

-- 2022-09-09 19:22:18

Assailants have shot dead a local leader of the ruling Awami League at Hemayetpur in Pabna. Saidar Rahman Malikha, 50, a member of Pabna Municipal Awami League’s working committee, was at a sho...

No visible achievement from PM’s India visit: BNP

No visible achievement from PM’s India visit: BNP

-- 2022-09-09 19:01:33

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said there was no "visible achievement" of Bangladesh, except the Kushiyara River water sharing MoU, from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's fou...

Hasan expresses gratitude to PM for achieving a lot through India visit

Hasan expresses gratitude to PM for achieving a lot through India visit

-- 2022-09-09 18:52:52

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India has been very successful and fruitful. "The biggest achievement (of the visit) is...

UK expresses concern over recent political violence in Bangladesh

UK expresses concern over recent political violence in Bangladesh

-- 2022-09-07 20:34:54

The United Kingdom on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent political violence between police and BNP activists, especially in Bhola and Narayanganj that left three people killed. In a bri...

Foreign minister is also a human being who can get sick: Obaidul Quader

Foreign minister is also a human being who can get sick: Obaidul Quader

-- 2022-09-07 20:28:41

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has played down speculations that AK Abdul Momen was dropped from Sheikh Hasina’s entourage for her India visit over his controversial remarks. How...