Dhaka, Oct 13 – Jatiya Oikya Front senior leaders ASM Abdur Rob and Mahmudur Rahman Manna were allegedly obstructed from carrying out electioneering in the capital’s Uttarkhan area on Thursday.
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CEC embarrassed by attacks on polls campaigns across country
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said they were embarrassed and saddened for the attacks in the election campaign in different parts of the country including the onslaught on the motorcade of Bangladesh Nationalist Party…
BNP candidate’s motorcade attacked in Chandpur 1 area
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Chandpur-1 ( Kochua) Constituency’s BNP candidate Mosharraf Hossain’s maiden motorcade came under sudden attack near Sachar Bazar -a burgeoning commercial hub in Kochua Upazila at around 4 pm on Wednesday.
Opposition Jatiya Oikya Front decries attacks on candidates
Dhaka, Dec 11 – Leaders of opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front have expressed their concern over carrying out attacks on their candidates and followers allegedly by the ruling party activists and called upon the government and the Election Commission to…
3 killed in Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League Narsingdi infighting
Narsingdi, Nov 16 – Three people were killed and 100 others injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League over establishing supremacy in Nilakkha union of Raipura upazila on Friday. Two of the deceased were identified as Sohagh Miah…
Transport workers halt ambulance: Newborn dies –who to blame
Moulvibazar, Oct 28 – Ambulances are usually kept out of the purview of any strike, but transport workers in Moulvibazar district were not ready to accept that. They halted an ambulance here twice on Sunday, leading to the death of a…
Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr. Kamal writes to PM Hasina for dialogue
Dhaka, Oct 28 – In a major development, the newly formed Jatiya Oikya Front (JOF) on Sunday sent a letter to Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requesting her to take an initiative for a dialogue to make…
4 killed after shooting near Pittsburgh synagogue
Pittsburgh, Oct 27 (AP/UNB)- Police said a suspect was in custody after a shooting caused “multiple casualties” at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. Three officers were also shot in the attack at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel…
EC out to hold stage-managed polls using EVMs: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 27 – BNP on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is out to hold a stage-managed election using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) ignoring public opinions.
Accept demands to avert ‘unimaginable’ punishment: Dr Kamal
Chittagong, Oct 27 – Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday warned the government of facing trial in the future if it does not accept their seven-point demand for holding t he next election in a fair and…
Libya in chaos seven years after NATO’s ‘liberation’
By Neil Clark – RT Libya remains a lawless land, with rival militias fighting battles in the streets of Tripoli and over 1 million people in need of aid. But the West’s ‘liberal interventionists’ aren’t interested in the catastrophe they…
চরিত্রহীনদের পরিহার করে ইসলামকে বিজয়ী করতে হবে -চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, চরিত্রহীন নেতানেত্রীদের আনুগত্য পরিহার করে সর্বক্ষেত্রে কুরআন-সুন্নাহর নেতৃত্বকে গ্রহণ করতে হবে।
200 political leaders of Rajshahi pledge to win with peace
Rajshahi, Oct 25 – 200 political leaders from Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Rajshahi Division came on one platform in Rajshahi today to pledge for nonviolent and peaceful elections.
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UN investigator: Genocide still taking place in Myanmar
United Nations, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — Genocide is still taking place against Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar and the government is increasingly demonstrating it has no interest in establishing a fully functioning democracy, U.N. investigators said Wednesday.
ঢাকায় আলীগ ও বিএনপি’র তরুণ নেতৃবৃন্দের সংবাদ সম্মেলন আয়োজন
মগবাজার – মৌচাক – মালিবাগ ফ্লাইওভারের নিচে ফুটপাতের অবৈধ দখল উচ্ছেদ ও স্থানান্তরের দাবিতে ঢাকা, বুধবার ২৪ অক্টোবর ২০১৮: আজ ২৪ অক্টোবর ২০১৮ তারিখে ঢাকা রিপোর্টারস্ ইউনিটিতে মগবাজার – মৌচাক – মালিবাগ ফ্লাইওভারের নিচে ফুটপাতের অবৈধ দখল উচ্ছেদ ও স্থানান্তরের…
Hold talks with pol parties to avoid bloodshed: Oli Ahmed
Dhaka, Oct 23 – President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed on Tuesday called upon the government to take immediate steps for talks with political parties to avoid bloodshed over the upcoming general election.
162 political leaders of Rangpur stand together for peace
Rangpur, October 23 – A total of 162 political leaders from Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party (JP) Rangpur Division came on one platform in Rangpur on Tuesday and pledged for nonviolent and peaceful elections.
2 Koreas, US-led UN Command meet again at Koreas’ border
Seoul, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Military officers from the two Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command met again at the Koreas’ border village Monday to examine an ongoing effort to disarm the area.
Jatiya Oikya Front to formally seek dialogue with govt: Rob
Dhaka, Oct 21 – Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Front will send a letter to the government soon urging it to engage in dialogue with political parties before the announcement of the schedule for the next general election.
Jatiya Oikya Front again denied permission for Sylhet rally
Sylhet, Oct 20 – Jatiya Oikyafront has been denied permission again for its rescheduled public rally in the city’s Registry field on Wednesday. “We didn’t give Oikya Front permission for its rally here on security grounds,” Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP)…
BNP doesn’t consider AL as rival, says Nazrul
Dhaka, Oct 19 – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday said they now do not consider Awami League as their rival as they have to face only law enforcers, not the ruling party, in politics.
B chy’s Bikalpa Dhaka faces split
Dhaka, Oct 19 – A group of dissident leaders of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) on Friday announced a new committee of the party relieving its president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, secretary general Abdul Mannan and joint secretary general Mahi B Chowdhury…
Israeli rights group criticizes oppression of Palestinians
United Nations, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — The head of Israel’s leading human rights group strongly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government during a contentious U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday for what he called its “supremacy and oppression” of the…
UN vote on Palestine a humiliating defeat for US
By Thalif Deen Reprint UN, Oct 17 2018 (IPS) – Nikky Haley, the vociferously anti-Palestine US Ambassador to the United Nations, warned member states last year she will “take down names” of those who vote against American interests in the…
National Unity Front briefs diplomats Thursday
Dhaka, Oct 17 – The newly formed opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front will brief foreign diplomats about its formation, demands and visions and the overall situation prevailing in the country.
সঙ্কট নিরসনে রাষ্ট্রপতি অভিভাবকের দায়িত্ব নিন –চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ নিরপেক্ষ ও গ্রহণযোগ্য নির্বাচন অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য প্রেসিডেন্ট মুহাম্মদ আব্দুল হামিদের নিকট ১০ দফা দাবি সম্বলিত স্মারকলিপি প্রদান করেছে। গতকাল সকালে হাউজ বিল্ডিংয়ের সামনের চত্ত্বরে অনুষ্ঠিত সমাবেশ শেষে একটি প্রতিনিধি দল প্রেসিডেন্টের কার্যালয়ে গিয়ে উর্ধ্বতন কর্মকর্তা মোঃ নাসির…
Nat’l unity leaders hold meeting with Dr Kamal, B Chow out?
B Chy, Dr Kamal set to hold separate press conferences Dhaka, Oct 13– Just before the announcement of the framework of greater national unity, a rift has developed between Dr Kamal Hossain and Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury as they called for…
Syria’s No-Fly Zone
By Askiah Adam The Russian Defence Minister has announced that the promised S-300 air defence system has been delivered to Syria with the Karushka 4 radar systems jammer and other related military equipment, to boost the safety of Russia’s military…
BNP, Jukta Front, Nagorik Oikya draft common vision, demands
Dhaka, Oct 12 – Amid differences of opinion, BNP, Jukta Front and Nagorik Oikya have finalised the draft of common seven-point demand and 11-point vision, in principle to wage a combined movement for holding next general elections under a neutral…