Dhaka, Oct 23 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Wednesday said people want to see the removal of the current government from power, not the expulsion of a few ruling party leaders, for the ‘restoration’ of good governance…
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Killing people ‘by govt’ now order of the day, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Oct 23 (UNB) – BNP on Wednesday alleged that killing people “by the government” has now become an order of the day as it treats people as ‘animals and birds’.
Trump likens House impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’
Washington, OCT 23 (AP/UNB) — Stirring up painful memories of America’s racist past, President Donald Trump on Tuesday compared the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry to a lynching, a practice once widespread across the South in which angry mobs killed thousands of…
Hefajat stages demo in capital to protest Bhola deaths
Dhaka – As part of its countrywide programme, Hefajat-e-Islam staged a demonstration in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Tuesday protesting the killing of four people in Sunday’s violence in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila following a blasphemous Facebook post from…
BNP brings out torch procession for Khaleda’s release
Dhaka – BNP brought out a torch procession in the city’s Elephant Road area on Tuesday evening demanding the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia.
SC stays graft case proceedings against Mirza Abbas
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed for four weeks the proceedings of a case filed against BNP leader and former minister Mirza Abbas.
Jatiya Oikya Front gets green signal to see ailing Khaleda
Dhaka, Oct 21 – Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front postponed its citizen mourning rally slated for Tuesday (October 22) at Suhrawardy Udyan as it was not given permission.
Bhola Violence: BNP’s countrywide protest Wednesday
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – BNP will stage protest programmes across the country on Wednesday against the killing of four people in Sunday’s violence in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila following a blasphemous Facebook post from a hacked account.
No 10 to push again for vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal
UK Parliament must be given “a straight up-and-down vote” on the PM’s Brexit deal, No 10 says after MPs delivered a major blow to his strategy on Saturday.
Omar Faruk removed from Jubo League: Quader
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB) – Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury has been relieved of his duties.
Anyone trying to manipulate Bhola incident will be punished
Dhaka, Oct 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to have patience and warned that those trying to take advantage of the Bhola incident will be punished.
Dr Kamal thanks Rashed Khan Menon
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday thanked Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, MP for what he said confirming that people could not cast their votes in the December-30 national election.
Oikya Front getting ready to meet Khaleda
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB) – A Jatiya Oikyafront delegation, led by its convener Dr Kamal Hossain, wants to meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at Bangabandhu Sheik Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Menon proves current govt ‘illegal’, says BNP
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB) – BNP on Sunday said Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon like a ‘state approver’ admitted the fact that the current government is ‘illegal as no election was held on December 30 last year’.
Quader: Menon’s election remark on his ‘personal interest
About Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon’s claim that people could not cast their votes in the last parliamentary elections, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday questioned whether he would have made the claim had he been a…
Boris Johnson defeated on Brexit amendment vote
Boris Johnson has sent a letter to the EU requesting a Brexit extension – but urged European leaders to reject the delay.The Prime Minister is understood to have sent an unsigned photocopy of a delay request, distancing himself by stressing…
Now people unable to exercise voting right freely: Menon
Barishal, Oct 19 – Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon, MP on Saturday claimed that people cannot exercise their franchise in elections freely.
BNP slams JnU VC for his desire to be JL chief
Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain wondered over the desire of Jagannath University VC Mijanur Rahman to take the charge of Jubo League, saying he wants to “do it to indulge in plundering”.
Dr Kamal wants greater unity for electoral democracy
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday laid emphasis on spreading the call for unity to every locality to free the country from ‘autocracy’ and establish ‘effective’ democracy.
Govt out to ‘kill’ Khaleda in jail slowly: BNP alleges
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Selima Rahman on Friday feared that the government has made a plan to ‘kill their seriously ill’ chairperson Khaleda Zia slowly in jail depriving her of proper medical treatment.
3 alleged Neo JMB men held in Dhaka City
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested three suspected members of banned militant group ‘Neo JMB’ from Gabtoli area on Wednesday night.
Oikya Front calls public protest meet in Dhaka Udyan Oct 22
Dhaka, Oct 16 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Wednesday decided to hold a public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on October 22, protesting the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
Brexit reveals Jeremy Corbyn to be the true moderate
By Jonathan Cook If there is an upside to Brexit, it is this: it has made it increasingly hard to present Jeremy Corbyn, contrary to everything the corporate media has been telling us for the past four years, as anything…
BNP making Abrar murder an issue for movement: Quader
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Claiming that BNP is not concerned at all at the murder of Buet student Abrar Fahad, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the party wants to make it an issue for waging…
Is it time to ban political advertising on Facebook?
by Karin Pettersson on 15th October 2019 @AB_Karin Karin Pettersson argues that ‘free speech’ is not a licence for politicians relying on rage to lie, and for such lies to be amplified by ‘social media’.
Khaleda to be released thru tougher movement: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 15 – BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed yesterday said that party Chairperson Khaleda Zia serving will be released through waging tougher movement not on bail.
BNP’s torch procession in city seeking Khaleda’s release
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – BNP brought out a torch procession in the city’s Nayapaltan area on Monday evening demanding the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Quick trial of Abrar murder case ordered, PM tells
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she has directed the Law Minister to look for a way for the quick disposal of the Abrar Fahad murder case. “I’ve already asked the Law Minister to find out a…
BNP against ban on student politics
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – Stating that the entire student community should not be blamed for the ‘misdeeds’ of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), BNP on Monday voiced strong opposition against imposing any ban on student politics.
Iran’s for political solution to Yemeni war; Imran Khan told
Tehran, Oct. 14 (Xinhua/UNB) — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called for ending the Yemeni war politically, official IRNA news agency reported.