BNP on Monday called ‘delirium’ Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader’s comment that the ‘poor presence’ of people in the party’s Suhrawardy Udyan rally exposed its unpopularity.
Category: Conflicts
Stay alert against conspiracies, PM tells AL activists
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the Awami League leaders and activists to remain alert against all conspiracies keeping in mind that the party is moving forward fighting various odds and obstacles.
BNP to be at forefront of ‘Greater Unity’ movement: Nazrul
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday said their party will be there in the frontline of a movement to be launched under ‘Greater Unity’ platform to force the government to hold a credible national election.
Can Russia’s IL-20 be beginning of end for Israeli Hubris?
By Askiah Adam None of us would be cheering on a war that could easily be the absolutely final one if President Putin had not defused the situation while clearly signalling that he holds Israel accountable for downing the Russian…
Joy calls opposition claims on election, disappearance wrong
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ICT affairs adviser and son Sajeeb Wazed has ruled out opposition claims about the state of democracy and fears over the upcoming polls, saying none of those were true.
BNP’s demand for neutral govt illogical: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the demand of BNP and its allies to form a non-party and neutral government centering the forthcoming national polls is totally illogical.
Mohith says, Jatiya Oikya Prokriya’s outcome ‘zero’
Taking a swipe at Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said its outcome is zero and nothing can be expected out of it.
BNP urges Khaleda’s release, poll under neutral govt, syncs
BNP on Sunday placed their a seven-point demand, including the release of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail and formation of a neutral election-time government before the announcement of the election schedule, from its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the…
Burma terms UN report on Rohingya not evidence-based
Myanmar is defending itself against a United Nations report released in August which accused the Southeast Asian country of committing genocide against the Rohingya.
BNP gets permission to hold rally in city Sunday
BNP was finally given permission on Saturday to hold its planned public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Sunday.
JMB militants charged in Bihar Buddha temple explosion case
National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India pressed charges against 3 members of Jamaat-ul Mujahideen ), Bangladesh(JMB) for their involvement in terrorist act of planting three IEDs in and around Bodhgaya temple complex on 19th Jan 2018.
BNP’s registration in people’s hands, not with EC, Rizvi
BNP on Friday alleged that Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda is trying to intimidate it to join the election under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by speaking about the risk of the cancellation of its registration in case of election…
Implement Burma-UN deal on Rohingya crisis: PM Hasina
She expects intel community to give due importance to atrocities suffered by Rohingyas New York, Sept 28 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has demanded immediate and effective implementation of the agreement signed between Myanmar and the UN on the solution…
Houthi hostage-taking in Yemen
Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Enforced Disappearance Go Unpunished Yemen: Houthi Officials Kidnap, Demand Ransom Money The Houthi armed group in Yemen has frequently taken hostages and committed other serious abuses against people in their custody.
Khaleda’s message to oust govt thru’ unity: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Thursday said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia sent out a massage from jail to ensure the Awami League-led government’s fall through a movement by forging a national unity.
Global Compact for Migration to be adopted at 73rd UNGA
By International Organization for Migration Sep 25 2018 (IOM) – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s 73rd session will run from September 2018 to September 2019. Its high-level segment, which started on 24 September 2018, will be a key defining…
A call for justice and action for Myanmar
1. The judgment of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Myanmar: genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity One year ago, on 22 September 2017, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Myanmar, after hearing persuasive witness and expert testimony at its session…
Doers of crimes against Rohingyas must face justice: US
Dhaka, Sept 26 – Chairman of US House Committee on Foreign Affairs Ed Royce said military leaders and security forces responsible for atrocities against Rohingyas must face justice.
Liaison body of greater national unity after Saturday: B Chy
Jukta Front President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday said they will form a liaison committee after Saturday to intensify the national unity process.
Reform should make peacekeeping more fit for purpose: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the importance of UN peacekeeping reform with adequate authorisation of peacekeepers and making them better equipped as they are facing growing unconventional threats from non-state actors.
BNP to unveil next course of action at Saturday rally
BNP will unveil its future course of action and strategy at its planned Suhrawardy Udyan public rally here on Saturday.
China: Talks impossible with a US knife to Beijing’s neck
A Chinese trade envoy says talks with Washington are impossible while the United States “holds a knife” to Beijing’s neck by imposing tariff hikes.
Get ready for street movement from Oct 1: BNP activists
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday called upon their party leaders and activists to take all-out preparations to take to the streets from October 1 to force the government to hold a credible election.
Myanmar military led ‘extreme’ violence against Rohingya: US
UN, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military targeted Rohingya civilians indiscriminately and often with “extreme brutality” in a coordinated campaign to drive the minority Muslims out of the country.
Drivers’ work stoppage causes traffic jam at Mohakhali
Dhaka, Sept 25 – Long-route bus services from Mohakhali terminal was resumed after five hours of suspension on Tuesday. Transport workers suspended the service around 6 am protesting the assaulting of a fellow driver.
Settle disputes, prevent conflicts, invest in Burma too: PM
UN, Sept 25 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said world leaders must commit to settle all the international disputes and prevent conflicts to ensure global peace which is eluding.
Alliance with corrupt people to fight corruption: PM Hasina
Mentioning that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman are convicted in graft cases, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Jukto Front leaders Dr Kamal Hossain and Badruddoza Chowdhury have got together with corrupt people to fight…
‘Hotchpotch’ unity not to survive, says Quader
Branding the recently formed ‘National Unity’ a ‘hotchpotch’ one, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said he does not think this unity will survive.
Accept demands to join unity: BNP tells AL
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday said Awami League will be included in the national unity process if the government accepts people’s five-point demand for holding the next polls in a credible manner.
Journalism caught between bullets, censorship in S America
The murder of journalists and changing forms of censorship show that freedom of expression and information are still under siege in Latin America, particularly in the countries with the greatest social upheaval and political polarisation.