Search results for: politics

PM enjoying concert when people struggling to buy food, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-03-30 20:53:24

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for joining a gala concert when common people are struggling to cope with skyrocketing prices of dai...

Khaleda helped her relatives to use others in embezzling orphans’ funds: Joy

-- 2022-03-29 23:34:35

Terming the embezzlement from an orphanage trust as the Zia family's institutional corruption, Prime Minister's ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy condemned Khaleda Zia for directly helping 'her relatives t...

Crime increases as police officers indulge in corruption, Fakhrul alleges

-- 2022-03-29 23:26:07

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the law and order situation in the country has deteriorated as some police officers are rather busy indulging in politics and...

BNP leaders can tell lies in good ways, alleges PM

-- 2022-03-27 22:31:44

Referring to BNP leaders and critics of the government, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said those who don’t see the democracy and development in the country should check their eye vision...

Police bar Fakhrul from visiting Kalurghat Betar Station 

-- 2022-03-27 20:24:20

Police on Sunday barred BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and some other senior leaders from visiting Kalurghat Betar Station, which has a connection with party founder Ziaur Rahman&rs...

Suspension of Khaleda’s jail sentence extended by another 6 months

-- 2022-03-23 17:54:46

The government has extended the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence, allowing her to stay out of prison for another six months. The home ministry maintained the same condi...

CPD has no statement over happiness index, says Hasan Mahmud

-- 2022-03-21 21:53:16

Criticising research works of local think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud has said the CPD did not give any statement over the recently-publis...

100pc electrification nothing but a false campaign, says Fakhrul

-- 2022-03-21 21:28:13

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government’s announcement about the 100 per cent electrification across the country is nothing but a ‘false&rsq...

Leftist alliance calls half-day hartal on March 28

-- 2022-03-11 17:51:32

The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) has called a half-day hartal on March 28 to protest the soaring prices of edible oil and other essential commodities. The strike will be observed from 8:00 am to 12...

BNP to face severe consequences if it carries out subversive acts, Quader says

-- 2022-03-08 21:19:37

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says BNP would face severe consequences if it makes evil efforts to foil the country's democratic trend in the name of the movement. Obaidul Quader made...

Fakhrul says government has no control over market

-- 2022-03-08 21:13:05

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government has lost full control over the market due to the influence of the ruling party-backed business syndicates. &ld...

People's purchasing capacity increases three times, Hasan Mahmud says

-- 2022-03-06 19:57:24

Awami League’s Joint General Secretary Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said the purchasing capacity of the people has increased three times in the last 13 years under the leadership of Prime Minister She...

Corruption only reason behind price hike, Fakhrul says

-- 2022-03-06 19:48:26

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that corruption by ministers and Awami League leaders is the only reason behind the rise in prices of key commodities.  &ldquo...

Awami League announces programmes to observe historic March 7

-- 2022-03-05 19:48:47

Awami League has announced elaborate programmes to observe the historic March 7, a red-letter day in the country's history, on Monday in a befitting manner. On this day in 1971, Father of the Nation...

BNP claims AL turned Bangladesh into hell

-- 2022-03-05 18:54:31

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the Awami League government has turned Bangladesh into a 'hell'. "When I go to court, I don't find any other people rather t...

New CEC urges all political parties to take part in elections

-- 2022-02-28 20:05:57

Newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday urged all political parties to participate in elections for the sake of the country’s democracy.  “I would lik...

New election commission will fulfil people's expectations, Awami League leaders hope

-- 2022-02-26 21:36:28

Awami League leaders have expressed their optimism that the newly formed Election Commission will be able to fulfil the expectations of the people. They also assured of extending all-out support to t...

Awami League leader Hanif suspects Tarique's link with Pilkhana carnage

-- 2022-02-26 20:11:06

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Saturday alleged that BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman was involved with the 2009 carnage at Pilkhana. “Tarique Rahman's involvemen...

Pension scheme a new ploy to plunder public money, Fakhrul alleges

-- 2022-02-26 20:02:45

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed doubt that the government has taken a move to introduce the universal pension scheme for all citizens as part of its new ploy to...

BNP announce 11-day programme to protest price hike

-- 2022-02-24 18:06:54

BNP and its associate bodies have worked out an 11-day countrywide programme, including demonstrations, to protest the growing price hike of key commodities and utility services. The programmes have...

Election in Bangladesh became a tale of murder and horror, says GM Quader

-- 2022-02-23 17:59:58

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Wednesday said the election in Bangladesh has now become a name of killing and horror. “The electoral system has collapsed in the country. It’s now the...

BNP should talk in a peaceful tone, Obaidul Quader says

-- 2022-02-20 21:37:11

Awami League’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the BNP to make comments in the language of peace without making shouts. "Awami League doesn't fear BNP's shouting. BNP should talk in...

Fakhrul urges BNP leaders to get ready for movement

-- 2022-02-20 21:32:13

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged their party leaders and activists to get ready to take to the streets. "Time is running out fast. We’ve to organise ourselves i...

BNP-Jamaat's misrule pushed Bangladesh 50 years behind, Joy claims

-- 2022-02-18 21:20:02

Condemning the BNP-Jamaat alliance's 2001-06 regime, Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the BNP-Jamaat's five-year misrule had pushed the country 50 years behind. He made the rema...

Search panel’s activities on EC formation nothing but a joke, Fakhrul says

-- 2022-02-16 20:08:50

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday described the activities of the search committee as a 'joke', and said it is 'meaningless' to send names to the search panel for the form...

Obaidul Quader accuses BNP of making falsehood over EC formation

-- 2022-02-14 21:36:41

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has accused the BNP of making falsehood and misleading statements over the election commission (EC) and the search committee aiming to create confusion am...

BNP will forge strong unity to intensify movement, Nazrul says

-- 2022-02-14 21:31:45

BNP’s standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday said their party will forge a strong 'anti-government unity' to intensify the movement for the restoration of democracy in the country...

‘Jatiya Party wants strong, competent EC’

-- 2022-02-12 18:45:35

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday said their party wants a strong Election Commission (EC) that will be capable of holding a credible national election. "We want a strong Election Commissio...

Awami League proposes 10 names for next  EC

-- 2022-02-11 17:30:26

The ruling Awami League has submitted a list of 10 nominees for the posts of chief election commissioner and election commissioners in the next Election Commission. The list was handed over to the se...

Letter seeking names for EC formation sent to BNP 

-- 2022-02-10 21:01:54

BNP on Thursday received a letter from the search committee formed by the President seeking 10 names for the appointments of the new Chief Election Commissioner and the Commissioners. "A letter from...