Dhaka, Jan 4 – BNP has decided to mark the seventh anniversary of the 10th parliament election day– January 5, 2014–by hoisting flags at its offices across the country on Tuesday.
Category: Politics
Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult two years
WASHINGTON (AP/UNB) — Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as she and President-elect Joe Biden set a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy…
Make corona-vaccine roadmap public, BNP asks govt
Dhaka, Jan 3 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday demanded the government make its roadmap on the coronavirus vaccine collection and distribution public immediately.
BNP’s nationwide protest programmes on Jan 7, 10
Dhaka, Jan 3 – BNP on Sunday announced a two-day programme in protest against the unusual rise in the prices of daily essentials and demanding the resignation of the Commerce Minister and the Election Commission.
Bangladesh being labelled as country of ‘hybrid regime’: BNP
Dhaka, Jan 2 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said Bangladesh is now being labelled as a country of ‘hybrid regime’ as one-party rule has been established under cover of democracy.
BNP leader Moudud hospitalised for low level of haemoglobin
Dhaka, Jan 2 – BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has been hospitalised as he fell ill due to a low level of haemoglobin.
Republican-led US Senate overrides Trump veto for first time
The US Congress has dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office with the Senate voting overwhelmingly to override his veto of a defense spending bill.
Bangladesh to get rid of ‘autocracy’ in 2021, hopes BNP
Dhaka, Jan 1 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday hoped that the country will get rid of both coronavirus and ‘autocracy’ in the New Year, 2021.
BNP accuses ruling party of vote fraud
Dhaka, Dec 28 – BNP on Monday alleged that ruling party ‘cadres’ were engaged in vote ‘robbery’ by ‘capturing’ most polling stations during elections to 24 municipalities at different parts of the country.
Three suspected JMB members held in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Dec 28 – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts early Sunday.
BNP demands Election Commission’s resignation
Thakurgaon, Dec 28 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the Election Commission (EC) should resign right now shouldering the responsibility for “corruption, incompetence and failures”.
Govt indulged in corruption over vaccine procurement: BNP
Thakurgaon, Dec 26 – Slamming the government for not making clear its corona vaccine policy to people, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government has indulged in graft over vaccine procurement.
‘JMB leader’ held in Dhaka City
Dhaka, Dec 23 – Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), a specialized wing of Bangladesh Police, arrested an alleged leader of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from near Jamuna Future Park in the city on Wednesday.
BNP to stage nationwide demo Dec 30 to mark 1918 JS polls
Dhaka, Dec 21 – BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on December 30, marking the second anniversary of the 11th parliamentary election. BNP standing committee members at a virtual meeting on Saturday worked out the programme to register the…
BNP slams killings along Bangladesh-India border
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Slamming two ministers for defending widespread border killings by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), BNP on Sunday alleged that the Bangladesh-India border area has turned into a “horrific killing ground in South Asia”.
BNP drafted statement of 42 eminent citizens on EC
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday claimed that the draft of a statement issued by 42 eminent citizens regarding the Election Commission (EC) was prepared by the BNP.
BNP leader Hafizuddin slams show-cause notice
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Terming untrue the allegations that mentioned in the show-cause notice served on him, BNP Vice-chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed on Saturday said he felt insulted as the party senior joint secretary general issued it in an…
Gonoforum united council soon as feuds resolved: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said their party is going to hold a council unitedly as its internal feuds have already been removed. “There’s no problem in our party any. We all are now…
One-party rule govt’s survival strategy: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Dec 18 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said one-party rule is now the only way for the survival of the current government since it has lost people’s confidence.
Baghajatin’s sculpture vandalised in Kushtia
Kushtia, Dec 18 – Only two weeks after the vandalism of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s sculpture in Kushtia, yet unidentified miscreants vandalised the sculpture of British revolutionary leader Baghajatin. Vandals damaged the nose and parts of the right cheek of…
Govt hiding info on Covid cases, deaths: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 17 – BNP on Thursday accused the government of hiding accurate information about coronavirus cases and fatalities in the country. “Coronavirus infections have increased at a geometric rate in the country. Several thousand people are getting infected every…
All recent expulsions in Gonoforum ‘ineffective’: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Dec 13 – As part of an apparent move to keep his party united, Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday said all the recent expulsions and counter expulsions within the party due to misunderstandings among its leaders are…
‘One-party rule’ on its way out: Oli Ahmed
Dhaka, Dec 13 – President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed on Sunday placed a 22-point proposal for’ restoring’ peace and good governance in the country as he expects the ‘one-party rule’ will end very soon.
Joy lashes at Hefazat: ‘We know how to deal with razakars’
Prime Minister’s ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has lashed out at anti-liberation elements, saying that their dream to turn Bangladesh into Afghanistan will never be allowed to become a reality.
US election is over, but Trump’s attacks will linger
Washington, Dec 12 – The US presidential election 2020 is over. But it is clear that nothing – no fact, no piece of evidence and no court ruling – will dissuade Trump from trying to mislead Americans about Joe Biden’s…
Obaidul Quader has forgotten to speak the truth: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Accusing Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader of regularly spreading a ‘false’ campaign against their party, BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said the ruling party leader has forgotten to speak the truth.
US Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory
Washington, AP/UNB, Dec 12 – The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the…
Govt must stand trial in people’s court: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Dec 10 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday warned that the current government must be tried by the people’s court for the violation of human rights and indulgence in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.
Sculpture defacing: Case against Khaleda, Tarique rejected
Dhaka, Dec 10 – A Dhaka court on Thursday threw away a defamation complaint against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman accusing them of instigating Islamists leaders to deliver anti-sculpture speeches.
Sculpture: People trying to destabilise to be resisted
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said a vested quarter is trying to destabilise the country using the sculpture issue of Bangabandhu and they will be resisted.