The fourth session of Jatiya Sangsad that began yesterday with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair adopted a resolution condoling the death of Ishaque Hossain Talukdar MP. In the obituary reference some other eminent persons were also mentioned.…
Observing that there is no democracy and good governance in the country, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Wednesday said they will build a new Bangladesh establishing good governance if his party returns to power. “There’s no democracy in the…
BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday said that the present government was not only illegal but also s failure in all respects. Because of the posting of incompitent people all state-owned banks have been finished while there was widespread…
The disident leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal yesterday demanded withdrawal of expulsion order against three JCD leaders, removal of BNP student affairs secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie and assistant secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku and cancellation of new committee of the…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday asked party leaders to play their due roles from their respective position to strengthen organisational base of the party. During a meeting with member of her advisory council last night she also called upon the…
BNP Standing Committee leader Brig (retd) Hannan Shah has said that the rulers do not alllow the opposition to hold 7 November Revolution and Solidarity Day rally in Dhaka or elsewhere in the country because they cannot forget the defeat…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance is all set to hold a public rally in the district town to be addressed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday. The local unit of the 20-party alliance is going to arrange the rally as…
The BNP has taken a tough stance against its student leaders, who were agitating against keeping them out of the new committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal. The dissident student leaders of JCD, who earlier staged demonstration in front of BNP…
BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Sunday said that democracy freed through a 9-year movement in 1990 has again been chained, and that conspiracies are on to alienate it from the country. The dream of Noor Hossain is yet to…
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday ruled out the possibility of dialogue with the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) saying, ‘there can be no dialogue wiith those who had bloods of shaheeds in their hands. There wille be no mid-term…
A sedition case was lodged with a Jessore court on Sunday against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for making derogatory remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Advocate SM Afzal Hossain, organising secretary of district Awami League, filed the complaint with…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has defeat of the government through success of movement may take some time. “Today, a democratic government has turned into an autocratic government. They grabbed power illegally. So, it may take some…
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a countrywide protest for Sunday demanding release of its top leaders convicted or under trial on war crimes charges. The party’s acting Secretary General Shafiqur Rahman, in a statement on Saturday, alleged the government was…
Venting his anger over denial of permission for their rally, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that police officials now speak in political language. “Now there’s no democracy in the country… democracy is now under police boots……
The BNP has announced a countrywide demonstration programme for Sunday, protesting ‘the government’s undemocratic attitude’ as permission for its Saturday rally Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Uddya has been denied. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the protest programme at…
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Friday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is talking nonsense against the government out of the frustration that she will not be able to come to power in near future. “As Khaleda Zia…
BNP observed the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Friday in a befitting manner across the country, marking the civil-military ‘uprising’ on November 7, 1975. Different other political parties and socio-cultural organisations also observed the day from different historical perspectives.…
BNP did not get permission to hold its scheduled public meeting at Suhrawardy Udyan today to mark its National Revaluation and Solidarity Day. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was scheduled to address the meeting as the chief guest. “We have not…
The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders, who were left out of posts in the new committee of the orgainsation yesterday attacked a car carrying the BNP student affairs secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie and assistant secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku. The car…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the people would compel the government to hold fresh general election before 2019 by waging massive movement. “The ruling Awami League is always saying that the next general election…
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday alleged the current regime is resorting to all sorts of repressive acts to frighten people in a bid to perpetuate its ‘illegal’ power. “The government has left no repressive measurer unused…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday alleged the state sovereignty has been wakening day by day at the patronisation of the government which she termed usurper of power. “Hegemonistic force wants to grab the entire country by signing secrets agreements one…
Claiming that he has been charged with sedition for revealing historical facts, BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman has said a sedition case should be filed against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for being the president of Bangladesh after returning home…
A five-day hartal (shutdown) called by the Jamaat-e-Islami in three phases ends this morning with the observance of the last phase of 48 hour hartal. The Islamist party observed the hartals in five working days from October 30 in protest…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a public meeting at Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday to mark its National Revaluation and Solidarity Day. BNP chairperson’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel yesterday confirmed that the party chief would join the meeting…
Mentioning that Awami League always sets a trap before any election hiding its ‘ugly’ face, the BNP leader said the party exposes its true colour after assuming office by brutally oppressing people. “One person’s absolute rule has been established in…
City BNP convenor Mirza Abbas yesterday urged the government not to create obstructions to their democratic movement. “The government will be forced to exit from power through a non-violent movement, but not through other means. So, don’t obstruct the movement…
The members of the family of Muhammad Jamaat’s Assistant Secretary General Kamaruzzaman who has been convicted of crimes against humanity by the International Crimes Tribunal and sentenced to death, have gone to Dhaka Central Jail to see him Wednesday morning,…
Awami League (AL) leaders were involved in the 1975 killings of the four national leaders at the Dhaka Central Jail, BNP leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy has alleged. “The four leaders were killed at the prison in 1975. We do not…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is set to enforce another spell of countrywide 48-hour hartal on Wednesday protesting the death sentence awarded to its two leaders for war crimes. The fresh shutdown will begin at 6am on Wednesday and end at 6am on…