Bikalpadhara Bangladesh president Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and secretary general Maj (Retd) Abdul Mannan on Saturday called upon the Prime Minister to release the senior BNP leaders and initiate talks with opposition leaders to dissolve the political impasse.
The “BNP was established by a military dictator. They come to power only to loot from the people. They don’t understand the language of democracy,” she said on Saturday at a rally in Moulvibazar.
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Political unrests and frequent hartals have created adverse impact on trade activities in the industrial city of Sylhet as the sale of essential commodities both in the wholesale market and retail shops is absolutely disappointing.
The country is likely to get 300 million cubic feet of new gas per day (mmcfd) from Chevron’s ongoing expansion project at Bibiyana field.
A moderate earthquake jolted Sylhet and its adjoining areas on Wednesday morning.
Blockade and vandalism by BNP supporters on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway have caused a gridlock stretching for over 40 kms from Chittagong to Sitakunda until mid-Saturday.
Local BNP units in Comilla, Noakhali, Pabna, Bhola, Feni and Khagrachari have enforced general strike (hartal) on Saturday in the districts to protest against the arrests of senior party leaders and police harassment.
Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Friday called on the opposition to withdraw hartal (shutdown) and join the talks.
A farmers’ gathering was held at the Baradadpur paddy filed premises in Gomostapur upazila and Nezampur village in Nachal upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Friday on the Farmers’ Field Day.
Police are yet to rescue Nazneen Akhtar(12), daughter of Nurunnabi of Purbo Parul village under Pirgachha upazila in Rangpur district even after sixteen days of her abduction.
A local BNP leader was killed in a clash with Awami League men at Bamihal Village under Singra Upazila in the district on Saturday morning.
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Hefazat-e-Islami Bangladesh, a qaumi madrasah based non-political organisation, is likely to postpone its scheduled rally at Shapla Square in the city on November 15, according to organisation sources.
Islami Andolon Bangladesh on Friday said it would not take in the forthcoming general election without a non-party poll-time governement.
Awami League Presidium Member Kazi Zafarullah on Friday said the tenure of Parliament was extended so that the opposition can come up with their suggestions about the next polls in the House.
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said country’s people want to see an open and unconditional dialogue between Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Agartala: India’s second international-standard multi-use Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the first along the Bangladesh border will be opened to people at Akhaurah in Tripura on November 17, officials said here on Friday.
Condemning the recent attacks on minorities, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday demanded exemplary punishment of the perpetrators through a fair investigation into the incidents.