Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Friday got permission to hold its Saturday’s rally in front of BNP office at Kazir Dewri instead of Laldighi Maidan in the port city.
Category: Conflicts
Seven point demands of Oikya Front unacceptable: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed today said the seven-point demands of the newly floated Jatiya Oikya Front are unacceptable as the alliance is engaged in conspiracies over the next general elections.
Pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingyas, PM urges China
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged China to put pressure on Myanmar so that it takes back Rohingyas who were displaced from their homeland in Rakhine state.
Parliament on spree of making ‘black laws’: BNP
BNP on Thursday alleged that the current parliament has been on a spree of making ‘black laws’ to establish Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘dictatorship’ and revive ‘Baksal’ in the country.
Quader call Jatiya Oikya Front a ‘rehabilitation centre’
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said a ‘rehabilitation centre’ has been opened, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, to ‘ruin’ Bangladesh.
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UN investigator: Genocide still taking place in Myanmar
United Nations, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — Genocide is still taking place against Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar and the government is increasingly demonstrating it has no interest in establishing a fully functioning democracy, U.N. investigators said Wednesday.
Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN; no injuries
Washington, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — Crude pipe bombs targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others were intercepted Tuesday night and Wednesday in a rash of attacks aimed at prominent Democrats and a cable news network often criticized…
LDP of Oli Ahmed extends support to Jatiya Oikya Front
Dhaka – Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), one of the components of the 20-party alliance, on Wednesday extended its full support to Jatiya Oikyafront led by Dr Kamal Hossain in Sylhet .
Alliance victory to bring people to centre sure: Dr Kamal
Dhaka– Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday urged the people of all walks of life to prepare for a united movement to free the country from the hands of ‘autocrat’.
Reelect AL to bring back Tarique and implement verdict: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought reelection so that the government can bring back Tarique Rahman for the execution of the court verdict pronounced against him in the August-21 grenade attack cases.
Hold talks with pol parties to avoid bloodshed: Oli Ahmed
Dhaka, Oct 23 – President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed on Tuesday called upon the government to take immediate steps for talks with political parties to avoid bloodshed over the upcoming general election.
162 political leaders of Rangpur stand together for peace
Rangpur, October 23 – A total of 162 political leaders from Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party (JP) Rangpur Division came on one platform in Rangpur on Tuesday and pledged for nonviolent and peaceful elections.
AL associate BCL men attack quota reformists at DU: 3 hurt
Dhaka, Oct 23 – Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly attacked the quota reformists on the Dhaka University (DU) campus on Tuesday, leaving three injured.
Decision on election-time cabinet on Oct 26: Quader
Dhaka – Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the decision on the size of the election-time cabinet will be taken at a meeting on October 26.
Mainul’s arrest aimed to distract people from movement: BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Tuesday alleged that Barrister Mainul Hosein was arrested ‘illegally’ at the behest of the government high-ups to frustrate the movement aiming to ‘restore’ democracy.
Australia imposes sanctions on 5 Myanmar military officers
Dhaka – As previously indicated, Australia has imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against five Myanmar military officers responsible for human rights violations committed by units under their command.
Donald Trump: US will build up nuclear arsenal
President Donald Trump has warned that the US will bolster its nuclear arsenal to put pressure on Russia and China.
Will neither contest polls nor seek any state post: Dr Kamal
In the wake of criticisms by ruling party leaders over his party’s alliance with BNP, Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said he has neither any desire to contest any election nor to get any state post.
Govt filing fictitious cases to suppress pol activities: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government has been filing ‘fictitious’ cases to suppress political activists.
New alliance not a worry for AL, says PM Hasina
Welcoming the formation of a new political alliance, ‘Jatiya Oikyafront’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Awami League is not at all worried about it.
2 Koreas, US-led UN Command meet again at Koreas’ border
Seoul, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Military officers from the two Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command met again at the Koreas’ border village Monday to examine an ongoing effort to disarm the area.
Country now an ‘AL colony’: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that their leaders and activists have now got second-class citizens as the country has turned into an ‘Awami League colony’.
Govt to get befitting reply from people, says BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday warned that people will put up barricade on every street to give the government a befitting reply to its all misdeeds.
Claimant takes 4.24 acres land from Zafarullah’s possession
Five days after a case was filed over encroachment of 4.24 acres of land allegedly by Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafarullah Chowdhury, the claimant Mohammad Ali forcibly came in the possession of the land on Saturday.
Fear of BNP-Jamaat sabotage over polls not baseless: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the apprehension of BNP-Jamaat’s sabotage over the upcoming national election is not baseless.
‘Digital Security Act, Broadcast Bill will go if BNP in power’
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said their party will repeal the ‘Digital Security Act’ and approved the ‘Broadcast Bill’ within seven days, if it is voted to power, to ensure press freedom.
UN Security Council to meet on Myanmar atrocities report
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hear a briefing next week from the head of a UN fact-finding mission that has accused Myanmar’s military of atrocities against Muslim Rohingya, diplomats said Thursday.
Woman throws newborn, jumps herself to death from clinic
A young housewife reportedly jumped off a hospital building after throwing her newborn child at Jail Road in the district town on Friday morning, killing both of them.
China’s economic growth slows amid trade battle with US
China’s economic growth slowed further in the latest quarter, adding to challenges for its communist leaders as they fight a tariff battle with Washington.