Dhaka, Sept – Accusing the ruling party of taking the country to the brink of ruination, Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Front on Saturday demanded that a national government be formed to protect the nation.
Category: Politics
Make your wealth statements public: BNP to ministers, MPs
Claiming that the government has bogged into corruption, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday demanded the ministers and ruling party MPs make their wealth statements public.
Hasina turns 73 Saturday
Dhaka, Sept 27 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, turns 73 on Saturday.
Gambling galore – Satkhira AL leader suspended
Satkhira, Sept 27 – A leader of Awami League’s district unit was suspended from his post on Friday for allegedly patronising gamblers.
Those with casino money won’t be spared: Quader
Sylhet, Sept 27 (UNB) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said no one of those who got the share of casino money will be spared.
Govt lost control over AL leaders, activists, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Sept 27 (UNB) – Claiming that the government has lost control over the ruling party leaders and activists, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that influential Awami League leaders and ministers are helping the corrupt from behind…
Govt’s anti-graft drive aimed at hushing up its failure: BNP
Mymensingh, Sept 26 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is putting some ‘small fry’ behind bars in its current drive against casinos and corrupts to remove its smell of corruption and hide the failures to run the…
Ducsu wants ban on religion-based student politics at DU
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) on Thursday proposed imposing a ban on religion-based student politics on the DU campus.
25 politicians complete `Young Leaders Fellowship Program’
Dhaka: Twenty-five young political leaders affiliated with Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party (JaPa) graduated on Thursday from the `Young Leaders Fellowship Program.’ Democracy International (DI) awarded the young leaders with graduation certificates during the…
Why radical right no longer exclusive domain of older, male voters
by Caroline Marie Lancaster on 26th September 2019 The typical radical-right voter is often assumed to be older and male, with conservative views on women’s and LGBT rights—an assumption which should now be reassessed. Today’s European radical right is rife…
AL-led 14-Party blame failure of admin for Casino, gambling
Dhaka, Sept 26 – Awami League-led 14-party alliance has accused the law enforcing agencies of failing to curb casino business, gambling and other illegal activities in the capital and elsewhere of the country.
BNP should greet govt for current drive: Quader
Sylhet, Sept 26 (UNB) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said BNP should greet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she started the ‘purification drive’ in her own party in contrast to Khaleda Zia.
Arrest main organisers of casino business: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Thursday asked the government to arrest the main organisers of casino business and put them on trial instead of detaining some ‘gamblers’ only.
‘Big fish’ still out of net: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 25 (UNB) – BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government’s current drive against gambling and corruption is mere eyewash as no ‘major corrupt’ person and their godfathers has so far been arrested.
World faces ‘unprecedented threat’ of intolerance: UN Chief
United Nations, Sept 26 (AP/UNB) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is facing “an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism” that affects every country, exacerbating conflicts and destabilizing entire regions.
Casino culture started during BNP-Jamaat rule: Quader
Savar, Sept 25 (UNB) – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday reiterated that the casino culture was introduced in the country during the BNP-Jamaat regime.
An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament
London, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled…
United States BNP holds protest rally at JFK Airport
From Mahfuz Adnan New York: BNP leaders and activists held a protest rally at JFK International Airport in protest Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s arrival in New York to attend the UN General Assembly on September 22. For a long time,…
People want govt to quit, Khaleda freed: BNP
Sylhet, Sept 24 (UNB) – BNP senior leaders on Tuesday called upon their party leaders and activists to get ready for a strong street movement to ‘oust’ the current ‘plunderer’ government and free Khaleda Zia from jail as per the…
The limits of parliamentary sovereignty
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The British Parliament is resuming its sitting on Wednesday unceremoniously ending its prorogation, termed unlawful by the Supreme Court, forcing a fresh assessment of the limits of House’s sovereignty, and making political scientists to ponder, shall the…
Suspending UK Parliament was unlawful, Supreme Court rules
Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled. Mr Johnson suspended – or prorogued – Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but j udges said it was wrong to stop MPs carrying out duties…
Court can’t issue stay on working of political party: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Claiming that Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been carrying out its activities lawfully, BNP on Tuesday said court has no ‘jurisdiction’ to issue an injunction on the functioning of a political party.
Tarique took Tk 10mn from GK Shamim per month: Hasan
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday claimed that GK Shamim used to give BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman Tk 1 crore every month.
Court stay on activities of BNP’s student wing JCD committee
Dhaka, Sept 23 – A Dhaka court yesterday passed a temporarily stay order on all kinds of activities of the newly formed committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD).
Houses of AL leaders are now ‘banks’: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday alleged that the ruling party leaders have developed personal banks and treasuries in their houses by depleting both the state-owned and private banks.
Attack on JCD an ominous sign for politics: Fakhrul
Dhaka – Condemning the attack on Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) reportedly by the activists of ruling party student body on the Dhaka University campus, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said it is an ominous sign for…
‘Jubo League’ leader held with firearms in Chattogram
Chottogram, Sept 23 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday night arrested a self-proclaimed Jubo League leader with firearms and ammunition from Shulokbohor area of the city.
Drive to continue until graft, drugs uprooted: Obaidul
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the ongoing drives against corruption, drugs and criminalisation will continue until the menaces are uprooted.
Ethical words don’t suit BNP leaders: Quader
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 22 (UNB) – Mentioning that BNP made Bangladesh the world champion in corruption for five times, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said ethical words do not suit its leaders.
Bangladesh now becomes country of gamblers: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 22 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the ‘misdeeds of ruling party leaders are getting exposed as they crossed the limit by indulging in widespread corruption and plundering’.