A Kushita court on Tuesday placed on remand four people, who were arrested in connection with the damage of a sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Category: Politics
Sedition case on sculpture: PBI asked to report within Jan 7
A Dhaka court on Monday asked the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit a report within January 7 after investing the cases filed against three people, including Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Junaid Babunagari for their opposition to setting up of…
Bangabandhu sculpture: Babunagari, 2 more sued for sedition
Two cases have been filed against three people, including Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Junaid Babunagari for their remarks opposing the setting up of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s sculptures.
Rohingya relocation a suicidal process: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 06 – The BNP standing committee has termed suicidal the process of relocating Rohingyas to Bhashan Char and demanded the government halt it immediately.
No reckless decision, govt seeks to destabilise country: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 06 – Accusing the government of “conspiring” to destabilise the country to cling to power, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday cautioned his party colleagues not to take any reckless decision.
‘Defacing of Bangabandhu’s sculpture insult to Constitution’
Demolition of Bangabandhu’s sculpture in Kushtia is an attack on the soul of Bangladesh. Those who damaged the unfinished sculpture cannot be let go.
BCL protests against Bangabandhu’s sculpture defacing
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Sunday protested on the Dhaka University (DU) campus against the demolition of an unfinished sculpture of Bangabandhu in Kushtia.
Jana Sanghati Samity man shot dead in Rangamati
An activist of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS-MN Larma) was shot dead by some miscreants at Pakuijjachhari in Baghaichhari upazila early Sunday.
Check smuggling, protect independence: PM to Border Guards
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the Border Guard Bangladesh to restrict smuggling apart from protecting the country’s independence and sovereignty.
Gayeshwar for a ‘do-or-die’ movement amid corona
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday said their party needs to continue its movement for the ‘restoration’ of democracy amid coronavirus pandemic by taking the right strategy.
Police foil anti-sculpture rally near Baitul Mukarram Mosque
Dhaka, Dec 04 – The law enforcement came down on anti-sculpture protesters in the city’s Paltan intersection on Friday. They brought out a rally from Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Jumma prayers without Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) approval, the law…
Govt itself incites alem-ulema to agitate: Zafrullah
Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Friday alleged that the government itself has instigated the alem-ulema to hit the streets to divert people’s attention to a different direction from the prevailing ‘anarchy’ in the country.
Restriction on public gatherings an ominous sign: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 03 – Strongly protesting the restriction on holding rallies and public meetings in Dhaka metropolitan areas without prior police permission, BNP Wednesday said this ‘anti-people’ move is an ‘ominous’ sign both for politics and democracy.
US Supreme Court urged to block Biden win in Pennsylvania
Republicans attempting to undo President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up their lawsuit, three days after it was thrown out by the highest court in the battleground state.
Arrest Babunagari, Mamunul: AL and affiliates
Dhaka, Dec 01 – Thousands of protesters belonging to 65 pro-liberation, socio-cultural organisations jointly demonstrated against the new leadership of Hefazate Islam – newly-elected Ameer Junaid Babungari and Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque – for their opposition to installing a…
BNP’s Nazrul Islam in hospital with corona infections
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has been admitted to a hospital in the capital with coronavirus infections.
BNP protests renaming of ‘Mughaltuli Shaheed Zia School’
BNP on Saturday strongly condemned and protested the renaming of ‘Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman High School at Mughaltuli in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), saying it is an act of “political vengeance” of the current government.
“Govt syndicate” behind price hike: Manna
Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Saturday alleged that the “government-backed syndicate” has raised the prices of daily essentials to make a quick buck, inflicting suffering on people.
All statues will be torn down: Hefazat
Hathazari, (Chittagong) Nov 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh would be run following the Medina Charter. There can be no statues in the country if it is governed based on the document.
Misrule may invite famine-like situation in Bangladesh: BNP
BNP senior leader Selima Rahman on Friday warned that the country may face a famine-like situation in the days to come due to the government’s ‘misrule and failures’ to deliver.
Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House
Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president by the electoral college. The president has refused to accept defeat in the 3 November vote, and told reporters…
BNP blames “ruling party-backed miscreants” for slum fire
Dhaka, Nov 26 – Terming mysterious the fire incidents in three slums of the capital in 27 hours, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the “ruling party-backed miscreants” did it in an effort to grab…
Anti-corruption drive in AL will continue: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said the drive Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina started against irregularities and corruption in the party will continue in the future.
Govt took Covid-19 as a means of business: BNP
BNP senior leader Selima Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government has taken coronavirus pandemic as a “means of business by creating opportunities for traders to plunder public money”.
Trump accepts transition to Biden must begin
Donald Trump has accepted a formal US transition should begin for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. The president said the federal agency overseeing the handover must “do what needs to be done”, even as he vowed to keep contesting…
Gayeshwar pushes for unity of journalists for common good
Dhaka, Nov 23 – BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday said journalists in Bangladesh are being subjected to repression and suppression only because of division and conflict among them.
BNP’s nomination papers for municipal polls from Tuesday
Dhaka, Nov 23 – BNP will formally start the distribution of its nomination papers from tomorrow (Tuesday) to those who want to contest the upcoming first phase of elections to 25 municipalities with the party’s election symbol ‘Sheaf of Paddy’.
Trump ally urges him to accept defeat in US vote
A prominent ally of Donald Trump has urged him to drop his efforts to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the US presidential election. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the president’s legal team a “national embarrassment”.
In blistering ruling, judge throws out Trump suit in Pa.
A federal judge issued a scathing order Saturday dismissing the Trump campaign’s futile effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania, shooting down claims of widespread irregularities with mail-in ballots.
BNP plans year-long Golden Jubilee of Independence programs
Dhaka, Nov 22 – BNP senior leader Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said their party will celebrate the golden jubilee of the country’s independence with a year-long programme in 2021, aiming to ‘restore the original spirit’ of the Liberation…