An Awami League activist was hacked to death by some unknown miscreants at Pachghariakandi area under Munshiganj sadar on Sunday.
Category: Politics
2 bullet-hit found in Jhenidah, Bnp says its activists’
A Correspondent Jhenidah police recovered two youth’s bullet-hit bodies from a field at Defalbari village under Sadar upazila of the district Monday morning. The deceased have been identified as Golam Azam alias Palas, 26, son of 8 number ward commissioner…
We’ll not bring army into controversy, says BNP
The opposition BNP yesterday said that they do not want to involve the army in any controversy. In a statement from an undisclosed location, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tarnished the image of…
Unjust move for solving crisis has led to disaster: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim has said that a participatory and credible election was the only solution to the current political impasse prevailing in the country. Also the Ameer of the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, the Pir…
Khaleda on movement looking at ‘Uttarpara’, says Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday alleged that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been carrying on her ‘so-called movement for democracy’, hoping that someone from ‘Uttarpara’ would place her in power as she does not believe in democracy. “The way…
179 Bnp MPs of 8th JS urge Hasina to have dialogue
A total of 179 BNP MPs of Eighth Parliament in a joint statement yesterday called upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to sit in a dialogue with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to resolve the ongoing political impasse. “Resignation of Sheikh Hasina…
AL-leaders, activists stage demo near Khaleda’s office
A group of activists led by AL MP Trana Halim and Pijush Bandyopadhyay brought out a silent procession from the Gulshan 2 intersection and march towards Khaleda Zia’s office demanding the immediate withdrawal of hartal and blockade. Police barred them…
The dead are ‘heroes’, the injured ‘ffs of generation’: Bnp
BNP joint secretary Salahuddin Ahmed in a statement yesterday announced that those who are being maimed by the hands of “government forces” during the ongoing “mass movement” will be honoured as “freedom fighters of this generation” once they come in…
Doa mohfil for language martyrs at Khaleda’s office
A doa mahfil seeking divine blessings for the martyrs of historic Language Movement on the occasion of ‘Amar Ekushey’, the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day was held at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office on Saturday. Khaleda Zia, who…
Bangladesh capable of solving its own problems: PM
Upset with proposals for international mediation to resolve Bangladesh’s domestic political impasse, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reminded all that the country was capable of solving its own problems. Addressing a discussion at International Mother Language Institute on Saturday, she…
New party ‘Bongo League’ in offing for ‘healthy politics’
A new political party is taking shape led by a former army official in protest against the ongoing politics of violence and anarchy including hartal, blockade and bombings and to bring healthy politics in the country. The new party named…
NDF condemns Juba League for attack on its rally
National Democratic Front (NDF) on Friday condemned an attack on its rally allegedly by Jubo League activists in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city. In a statement, NDF President Dr MA Karim and its General Secretary Brig…
C’Nawabganj AL leader hacked to death
A local Awami League activist was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Dhobra Bazar area of Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 32, a local activist of the ruling party…
Six Khaleda aides at Gulshan office sick for lack of food, sleep
At least six persons including BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan and vice chairman Selima Rahman staying at the Gulshan party office with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia have fallen sick due to various problems including lack of sleep and…
Bnp-led alliance calls another 72 hours of hartal
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday announced yet another 72-hour spell of nationwide hartal from 6am on Sunday alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade demanding a fresh national election under a non-party administration. In a statement, BNP joint secretary…
Bnp urges UN for int’l inquiry on violence, Govt to resign
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday urged the United Nations to carryout an international investigation into all incidents of sabotage including extrajudicial killings, violation of human rights and petrol bomb attacks in Bangladesh. “We want international level probe under the…
Khaleda not going to Shaheed Minar this time
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is staying at her Gulshan office since January 3, is not going to Shaheed Minar this time to pay homage to the language martyrs, according to BNP leaders. However, the senior leaders and activists of…
Graft charge hearing against Moudud deferred
A Dhaka Thursday deferred hearing in a graft case filed against BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manjur Ahmed to March 12. Judge-in-Charge Md Imrul Kayes of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the…
20-Party welcomes Ban’s letter: ‘Harsh action if demand not met’
The BNP-led 20-party alliance Thursday welcomed the letters of UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to top leaders of two major parties urging them to sit for a dialogue to overcome the political impasse. “We welcome initiatives taken by all sides including…
Take lesson from history of dire consequences: Bnp
BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take lesson from the history analysing the reasons behind the “dire consequences” the first AL government had met. In a statement he demanded of the government to…
Jamaat calls countrywide ‘doa’ for its leaders Friday
Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday announced countrywide “doa” programme on Friday seeking release of its detained leaders. Jamaat acting ameer Makbul Ahmed yesterday in a statement condemned the death sentence of party nayebe ameer Maualna Abdus Sobhan. “Sobhan was deprived of justice and…
Hartal extended by 48 hrs to protest repression, press demand
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has extended its ongoing 72-hour nationwide hartal by 48 hours till 6am Friday as part of its movement demanding a snap national election under a non-party administration and ‘resorting democracy and people’s voting right’ and protesting…
Minister’s move to gherao Khaleda’s office provocative: Bnp
BNP on Monday termed Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan’s move to besiege its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office “utterly provocative” and the attempt was made in a bid to “kill” her. In a joint statement, BNP Dhaka City convener Mirza Abbas…
Judiciary being used to suppress opposition, dissenting opinion: Bnp
Pointing at a High Court ruling that asks the government to take steps to stop the ongoing violence across the country in the name of hartal and blockade, the BNP in a statement yesterday said democratic movement cannot be stopped…
Repression won’t help; Hasina, Khaleda should sit for talks: B Chy
Bikalpa Dhara President Prof Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury yesterday reiterated his call to two leaders to sit across the table to resolve the political impasse. “The responsibility of the prime minister (to take initiative for dialogue) is more than other. I…
BNP welcomes initiatives for dialogue to hold inclusive polls
The BNP on Sunday said it is ready to welcome any initiative for forging a national consensus and holding talks aiming to arrange an inclusive election. In a statement, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed said, “The people of all…
Bnp local unit president killed in police firing in Magura
A local BNP leader was killed in police firing during a clash between BNP-Jamaat men and them at Shatokhali in Shalikha upazila on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Mashiur Rahman, 45, president of Shatokhali union unit of BNP…
Dialogue with Bnp-Jamaat to encourage ‘anarchists’: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday again ruled out the possibility of any talks with the BNP chief saying that this will be unproductive because Khaleda Zia will not accept it. “Will she (Khaleda) accept the dialogue? She won’t,” she…
Build public opinion against those killing people: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon the Ulema and Sufis to build a public opinion about those who kill and torture people side by side preaching the essence of Islam. “The people are the source of all power.…
PM must take move first to end political crisis: B Chy
Expressing grave concern over the current political situation, President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday said the Prime Minister must take initiatives to end the crisis. “Bangladesh is now burning… in this critical situation, the Prime…