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Obaidul Quader describes BNP’s March 7 observance as hypocrisy

Obaidul Quader describes BNP’s March 7 observance as hypocrisy

-- 2021-03-06 19:47:08

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday termed BNP’s announcement to observe the historic March 7 “nothing but another political hypocrisy” and said that the party...

Awami League destroying nation with arrogance, Fakhrul alleges

Awami League destroying nation with arrogance, Fakhrul alleges

-- 2021-03-06 19:45:19

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the ruling Awami League is destroying the whole nation with their power, pride, arrogance and to create a circle of corruption. He a...

Quader slams BNP leader for hinting at recurrence of Aug 15 incident

Quader slams BNP leader for hinting at recurrence of Aug 15 incident

-- 2021-03-05 21:57:47

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Friday said the people are angry at the provocative comment made at BNP’s Rajshahi divisional rally hinting at a recurrence of another August 1...

Chhatra Dal used Jatiya Press Club as shield during clash, Hasan says

Chhatra Dal used Jatiya Press Club as shield during clash, Hasan says

-- 2021-03-01 21:19:17

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) recently carried out attack on police personnel using the Jatiya Press Club (JPC)  as their shield. “Jati...

ACC grills Amir Khosru over wealth

ACC grills Amir Khosru over wealth

-- 2021-03-01 18:08:30

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, a member of the BNP’s Standing Committee, for two hours over allegations of accumulating “illegal wealth&rdqu...

Case filed against 47 Chhatra Dal leaders, activists over Sunday’s clashes

Case filed against 47 Chhatra Dal leaders, activists over Sunday’s clashes

-- 2021-03-01 13:14:47

The police have started a case against 47 leaders and activists of Chhatra Dal following the clashes that erupted over the “unnatural” death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail. The case was...

Probe underway to unearth reasons of Mushtaq’s death, Quader says

Probe underway to unearth reasons of Mushtaq’s death, Quader says

-- 2021-02-28 19:51:07

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government has formed a probe body to unearth the reasons behind the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail. "A probe body has already...

BNP to boycott upcoming union council elections

BNP to boycott upcoming union council elections

-- 2021-02-28 19:30:52

After contesting in the ongoing municipal polls, the BNP has decided not to nominate candidates in the upcoming union council elections. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced th...

Activists of Chhatra Dal clash with police at Press Club

Activists of Chhatra Dal clash with police at Press Club

-- 2021-02-28 14:18:02

Some activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal locked into a clash with police in front the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka on Sunday morning as police ‘obstructed them from holding a rally’. Witn...

Hasan questions Khaleda why she left cantonment on the day of BDR munity

Hasan questions Khaleda why she left cantonment on the day of BDR munity

-- 2021-02-26 22:17:21

Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary and Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday raised a question asking why BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who does not wake up before noon, left th...

Awami League asks its units to send resolutions for UP polls

Awami League asks its units to send resolutions for UP polls

-- 2021-02-26 20:35:08

Awami League has asked its all district and city units to send resolutions of grassroots to center in phases for upcoming union parishad (UP) elections. The election commission has decided to hold el...

Fakhrul describes Mushtaq as latest victim of repression

Fakhrul describes Mushtaq as latest victim of repression

-- 2021-02-26 20:29:14

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that writer Mushtaq Ahmed was tortured to death in prison. In a statement, he demanded formation of a judicial probe body to transp...

Govt making list of 'fake' freedom fighters, Rizvi alleges

Govt making list of 'fake' freedom fighters, Rizvi alleges

-- 2021-02-23 18:37:49

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday accused the government of making a list of 'fake' freedom fighters comprising Awami League supporters and their relatives who did not jo...

Blood of martyrs will never go in vain, Hasina says

Blood of martyrs will never go in vain, Hasina says

-- 2021-02-22 21:40:01

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the struggle for freedom had started through the Language Movement while it completed its journey with the attainment of independence when the nation won it...

Govt ruins spirit of Amar Ekushey to stay in power, BNP leader Mosharraf says

Govt ruins spirit of Amar Ekushey to stay in power, BNP leader Mosharraf says

-- 2021-02-22 21:34:13

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday alleged that the government has ‘ruined’ the spirit of Amar Ekushey just ‘to stay in power by force’. “On the eve...

BNP hatching conspiracy after failure in movement elections, Quader says

BNP hatching conspiracy after failure in movement elections, Quader says

-- 2021-02-14 21:29:34

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that Awami League has been repeatedly subjected to different plots as the party never hatches any conspiracy. The road transport and bridges min...

BNP announces protest programme against move to revoke Zia's title

BNP announces protest programme against move to revoke Zia's title

-- 2021-02-14 21:26:30

A day after a clash with police in the capital over a rally, BNP Sunday announced countrywide demonstrations for Wednesday protesting what it said an ‘evil effort’ to repeal the party foun...

Voting underway in 4th phase municipality polls

Voting underway in 4th phase municipality polls

-- 2021-02-14 11:48:55

The fourth phase of voting has begun in 55 municipalities across the country where nearly 1.7 million voters are looking to elect new representatives to the posts of mayor, councillor and reserved cou...

Govt to follow HC direction on Al Jazeera issue, Hasan says

Govt to follow HC direction on Al Jazeera issue, Hasan says

-- 2021-02-12 23:20:38

Information Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said that the government will take action against Al Jazeera if the High Court directs the government to this en...

Fakhrul criticises move to repeal Zia’s gallantry title

Fakhrul criticises move to repeal Zia’s gallantry title

-- 2021-02-10 17:58:36

Protesting the decision to remove their party founder Ziaur Rahman’s Bir Uttam gallantry title, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday described the move as a “stig...

BNP leaders apologise to Khaleda for failure to wage movement

BNP leaders apologise to Khaleda for failure to wage movement

-- 2021-02-08 18:13:41

BNP senior leaders on Monday apologised to their party chairperson Khaleda Zia for their failure to wage a strong movement or take any step for her release from jail over the last three years. They,...

Reza Kibria quits Gonoforum

Reza Kibria quits Gonoforum

-- 2021-02-07 19:53:43

Nearly 26 months after joining the party, Dr Reza Kibria resigned from Gonoforum and its post of general secretary. "I've resigned from both the general secretary post and membership of Gonoforum. I'...

Govt to deal with BNP's evil acts in an iron hand, Obaidul Quader says

Govt to deal with BNP's evil acts in an iron hand, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2021-02-06 18:36:38

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP is again carrying out its evil attempts to launch violence in the name of a political program...

BNP announces protest programme to mark Khaleda’s jailing anniversary

BNP announces protest programme to mark Khaleda’s jailing anniversary

-- 2021-02-06 18:30:59

BNP on Saturday announced a countrywide protest programme for Monday to mark the third anniversary of the imprisonment of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case. Party senior joint secretary gen...

Obaidul Quader describes Al Jazeera report as intentional

Obaidul Quader describes Al Jazeera report as intentional

-- 2021-02-05 19:24:45

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the reports of Al Jazeera against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government are intentional ones and a dirty manifestation of propaganda....

BNP announces mass rallies in six cities demanding fair election

BNP announces mass rallies in six cities demanding fair election

-- 2021-02-05 19:16:14

The BNP on Friday accused the government of vote fraud in the elections to city corporations and announced to hold public rallies in six cities, demanding fair and credible polls. BNP’s defeate...

Al Jazeera report: BNP seeks explanation from govt

Al Jazeera report: BNP seeks explanation from govt

UNB 2021-02-04 15:54:06

Expressing deep concern over the report aired by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera on Bangladesh, BNP has sought an ‘acceptable and credible’ explanation from the government over it. BN...

BNP now in leadership crisis, Hasina says

BNP now in leadership crisis, Hasina says

-- 2021-02-02 20:47:04

Mentioning that BNP is now in a leadership crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said people do not trust the party for having convicted and fugitive people in its helm. "Today, BNP has a l...

BNP voices concern over military coup in Myanmar

BNP voices concern over military coup in Myanmar

-- 2021-02-02 20:45:44

BNP has voiced concern over the military coup in Myanmar by revoking the parliament elected under the leadership of Aung San Suu Kyi. In a statement issued on Tuesday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fak...

Rizvi describes PM’s remarks on democracy as mockery

Rizvi describes PM’s remarks on democracy as mockery

-- 2021-02-01 20:56:09

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ‘made a mockery’ with her comments that a strong opposition in the country is a mus...