Moscow, AP/UNB, June 25 – Russia on Thursday opened polls for a week-long vote on constitutional changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.
Category: Politics
Corona Crisis: BNP demands halting utility bills, taxes
Dhaka, June 25 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the government is putting pressure on people to pay various taxes and utility bills at a time when it should put those on hold.
Govt out to eliminate opposition parties: Fakhrul
Dhaka, June 24 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the government has got desperate to attain its goal of depoliticisation in the country by eliminating opposition parties.
‘It’s waistcoat, not Mujib coat’: BNP MP Harun
Harunur Rashid, BNP’s MP from Chapainawabganj-3, on Tuesday said some media wrongly reported that he joined parliament wearing a ‘Mujib coat’, but it was a ‘waistcoat’.
Bangladesh’s liberation AL’s biggest achievement: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the achievement of Awami League through its sacrifice and endurance is the Liberation of Bangladesh.
Corona infection growing at geometric rate: BNP
BNP on Tuesday alleged that the coronavirus infection is increasing at a geometric rate in Bangladesh due to the country’s poor testing capacity and the government’s failure to tackle the situation.
BNP MP Harun demands removal of Health Minister over virus
Harunur Rashid, BNP’s MP from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency, on Tuesday demanded the removal of Health Minister Zahid Maleque and bringing competent and committed persons in key posts of the health sector to face the coronavirus situation.
AL takes up programme to celebrate its 71st anniversary
Awami League, the oldest and largest political party of Bangladesh, will celebrate its 71st founding anniversary on June 23.
Govt priority mega projects rather than health sector: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government is giving priority to ‘mega projects’ instead of the health sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Follow govt directives in locked down areas: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday urged people of those areas which have been put under lockdown to follow the government’s directives strictly and face the situation with patience.
Don’t hoard medicines, oxygen, Quader urges people
Dhaka, June 21 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday urged all not to hoard medicines based on an assumption of Covid-19 treatment during the crisis period.
Rural MPs to get Tk 64.77 bn to develop their areas
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Sunday approved 10 projects involving Tk 9,460 crore, including Tk 6,477 crore to be spent by rural MPs for the infrastructure development of their respective areas.
Trump says Bolton will pay ‘big price’ over memoir
Washington, June 21– Donald Trump said Saturday his former national security advisor John Bolton would pay a “big price” for what the president described as an illegal tell-all memoir.
Ulema Dal leader Quashemi dies from coronavirus
Dhaka June 20 – Moulana Deen Mohammad Quashemi, former publicity affairs secretary of BNP’s associate body Jatiyatabadi Ulema Dal, died from coronavirus on Friday. He was 52.
Govt ‘using black laws’ to hide failures, corruption: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the government is using ‘black laws’ like digital security one to hush up its corruption and failures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Sahara Khatun’s health condition worsens, taken to ICU
Former Home Minister and Awami League presidium member Advocate Sahara Khatun has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of United Hospital following deterioration of her condition.
Meritocracy Legitimises, Deepens Inequality
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 18 2020 (IPS) – How often have you heard someone lamenting or even condemning inequality in society, concluding with an appeal to meritocracy? We like to think that if only the deserving,…
Social commons: The social protection we want
by Francine Mestrum on 18th June 2020 @FMestrum Universal basic income would offer a deadweight subsidy to low-paying employers. The route to security for all lies in the concept of ‘social commons’.
Donald Trump sought Xi Jinping’s help wih releection
US President Donald Trump tried to get China’s Xi Jinping to help him secure re-election, ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton’s new book says.
BNP continues blind criticism of govt: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the BNP has been repeating the blind criticism of the government since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
Quader asks people: ‘First, save yourself’
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said no one will be able to show the way to safety to those who remain ignorant of the Coronavirus epidemic.
Ex-Sylhet city mayor Kamran dies from coronavirus
Dhaka, June 15 – Former Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran died from coronavirus infection at a hospital in the capital early Monday. He was 69.
Nat’l body for health safety, dropping Rampal, Rooppur plans
National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Power-Port placed a 6-point demand including ensuring healthcare service and food security for all, and cancelling all projects like Rampal coal-fired and Rooppur nuclear power plants which are posing risk to public…
Protecting people, keeping economy moving is war: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said keeping away people from getting infected with coronavirus and running wheels of economy simultaneously is a ‘war’.
Trump addresses West Point grads
President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising the “righteous glory of the American warrior” but largely side-stepping recent controversies over racial unrest and the military’s role in putting it down.
State Minister for Religious Affairs dies
Dhaka, June 14 – State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Md Abdullah died at a Dhaka hospital on Saturday night, minutes after he was taken there.
প্রস্তাবিত বাজেট প্রত্যাখান করেছে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ
২০২০-২০২১ অর্থবছরের প্রস্তাবিত বাজেটকে প্রত্যাখানের ঘোষণা দিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মহাসচিব অধ্যক্ষ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ। সেইসাথে করোনা বাস্তবতাকে সামনে রেখে “জীবন বাঁচাও-জীবিকা বাঁচাও” প্রতিপাদ্যে নতুন করে বাজেট প্রস্তাব তৈরীর আহবান জানানো হয়েছে।
BNP mourns Mohammad Nasim’s death
BNP on Saturday expressed deep shock at the death of Awami League presidium member and former Health Minister Mohammad Nasim.
AL leader Mohammad Nasim dies
Awami League leader and former Health Minister Mohammad Nasim passed away at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in the capital on Saturday. He was 72.
Finance Minister disputes calling budget traditional
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Friday said the proposed budget of 2020-21 FY is not just a ‘traditional’ one as some economists have described it, but rather one for ‘saving lives and livelihoods’.