Dhaka, Sept 27 – Gonoforum (GF) General Secretary Dr Reza Kibria on Sunday said some members of their party have tried to tarnish its image by holding an unauthorised meeting in its name. In a press release, he said those…
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BNP denounces MC College rape incident, ‘lawlessness’
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Strongly denouncing the incident of a ‘gang-rape’ in a dormitory of Sylhet MC College, BNP on Sunday alleged that it has depicted the ‘lawlessness and anarchic’ situation created in the country by ‘Awami League’.
Dr Kamal suffers from ‘memory problem’: Montu
Gonoforum’s former general secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu on Saturday said their party President Dr Kamal Hossain is suffering from a little bit of memory problem as he messes up many things these days.
Split in Gonoforum taking final shape
Dhaka, Sept 25 – Gonoforum dissident leaders are going to hold an extended meeting of its central committee in the capital on Saturday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 am at the Jatiya Press Club.
Bangabandhu Research Centre established at Sugandha
The government has decided to establish ‘Bangabandhu Research Center for Foreign Policy and Diplomacy’ in the ‘Mujib Borsho’ to keep Bangabandhu’s association with Sugandha alive in the minds of the successive generations.
BNP accuses AL of obstructing its candidate in by-polls
BNP on Friday alleged that ruling party men are obstructing its candidates in by-polls to Pabna and Naogaon from carrying out electioneering by ‘flexing their muscles’.
Corona second-wave warning ‘mysterious’, says BNP
BNP on Thursday alleged that the sudden warnings by the Prime Minister and other ministers about the second wave of coronavirus look mysterious when the official statistics suggest a decline in both the infection and fatality of the virus.
US election: Trump won’t commit to peaceful power transfer
US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November’s election. “Well, we’ll have to see what happens,” the president told a news conference at the White House. “You know that.”
Health sector itself ‘infected with corona’: BNP
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Wednesday alleged that the country’s health sector itself has got ‘infected with coronavirus’ due to failures of the government.
Power to the People
Alan Stoga “What building a state and what building a society means … is for people to come together, discuss, and agree on a shared way forward.” “When they come to power through military means, they tend to then rely…
Action to be taken against Nur in rape case: Home Minister
Dhaka, Sept 22 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said action will be taken against the vice president (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur as per the law in a rape case filed…
The Environmental Consequences of Political Repression
Henry Munangatire HARARE – Zimbabwe was once Africa’s rising star. Boasting robust human capital, considerable natural-resource wealth, and modern infrastructure, it was the continent’s leading producer of crops such as maize, wheat, and soybeans. Agricultural exports earned it the moniker…
BNP eyes its ‘7th national council’
Dhaka, Sept 21 – BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday hinted that their party has resumed organisational activities to prepare for holding its seventh national council.
Relax restriction on Khaleda’s treatment abroad: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Monday demanded the relaxation of government restriction on ‘ailing’ Khaleda Zia’s treatment abroad on humanitarian and moral grounds.
‘Positive progress’ in discussion on water sharing: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said there has been a positive progress in discussion on sharing the water of common rivers including Teesta.
Stay order on 4 cases against Khaleda upheld
The Appellate Division on Sunday upheld the High Court Division order that stayed trial proceedings in four more cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
BNP protests Mahfuz Anam’s article on democracy
BNP on Friday strongly protested a recent article written by The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam about the party’s role during the August-21 grenade attack, 2004 and branded him as a ‘kingpin’ of democracy killers’ in Bangladesh.
BNP for united movement to ‘protect democracy’
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said media freedom and democracy in Bangladesh ‘cannot be protected’ without a united movement.
EU to Defend Democracy: Use Budget to Uphold core values
Strong Tool Needed to Link Fund Access to Rule of Law Brussels – The European Union should urgently equip itself with a robust tool tying member states’ access to EU funds to respect for core membership obligations, Human Rights Watch…
Barapukuria case against Khaleda: Charge hearing Nov 17
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 17 for hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
Bangladesh economy relatively in good shape: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s economy is more or less in a good shape now although the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to it as elsewhere in the world.
Khaleda’s conditional release extended by six months
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s conditional release from jail in two corruption cases has been extended by another six months.
Russian opposition leader Navalny able to leave hospital bed
Berlin, AP/UNB, Sept 14 – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is off a ventilator and is able to leave his hospital bed briefly, his doctors said Monday, while Germany announced that French and Swedish labs have confirmed its findings that…
BNP picks Salahuddin, Rezaul for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls
BNP on Sunday picked Salahuddin Ahmed and Sheikh Mohammad Rezaul Islam as its candidates to contest the Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections respectively billed for October 17.
Govt silent over border killings, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Sept 13 – BNP on Sunday alleged that the government has been playing the role of a “silent spectator” over the killing of Bangladeshis “by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) due to its knee-jerk policy”.
JP picks candidates for Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 by-polls
Jatiya Party on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 by-elections.
Govt giving wrong info over corona: BNP
BNP on Saturday alleged the government has been providing wrong information about coronavirus cases and fatalities.
EC trying to weaken further electoral system: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is trying to weaken further the country’s ‘already devastated’ electoral process in the name of amending the electoral laws.
BNP slams distortion of its MPs’ questions
Dhaka, Sept 09 – Accusing the Parliament Secretariat of violating the Constitution by distorting the questions of its MPs, BNP on Wednesday said the current parliament has turned into a “rubber-stamp”.
Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s Gatco graft case on Oct 13
DHAKA, Sept 09, 2020 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today fixed October 13 to hold hearing on charge framing in Gatco graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others.