Tag: politics

A Dhaka court has granted police two days’ remand to question Ahmed Atique, diplomatic correspondent of the Bengali daily ‘Inqilab’ in a case registered under the Information and Communication Technology Act.

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said the government wants to frame a guideline for the operation of private TV channels and online news media.

Comilla – At least 20 people, including three policemen, were injured as Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) men clashed with police and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Comilla University on Saturday.

Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarker has demanded immediate arrest of the perpetrators who carried out the bomb attacks on their convoy of the anti-communal road march towards Thakurgaon. “Those who want Bangladesh to be destroyed, are desperate to protect…

Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali has served a legal notice to Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar on a defamation charge.

The historic Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed on Friday.   On this day in 1972, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned to independent and sovereign Bangladesh after over nine and half months’ captivity in a Pakistan jail.  Under…

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has described the BNP, led by Khaleda Zia, as the ‘head’ of the anti-liberation parties. “Jamaat is not the only anti-liberation political party. The main anti-liberation party now is the Khaleda Zia-led BNP,”…

The historic Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed tomorrow (Friday).   On this day in 1972, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned to independent and sovereign Bangladesh after over nine and half months’ captivity in a Pakistan jail.

Dhaka – The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Thursday postponed its ongoing nonstop countrywide blockade for Friday and Saturday considering public sufferings.

The new cabinet is set to take oath of office on Sunday, after the much-talked-about election to the 10th parliament of the country.   “We’ve taken all the preparations for the oath taking of the new ministers at 3:30 pm,” sources…

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Wednesday demanded judicial inquiry into the post election repression on the minority community. In a statement, he said the government should form an inquiry committee headed by a…

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina who was elected from two constituencies — Gopalganj-3 and Rangpur-6 — in the 10th general election has quit Rangpur-6 for by-polls.   The AL chief sent a letter in this regard to the Election Commission on…

Raushan Ershad has said she will be the Leader of the Opposition in the new Parliament. Jatiya Party chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad had given his consent, she said on Wednesday.

Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad will take oath as MP of the 10th parliament, said his wife and party presidium member Raushan Ershad on Wednesday.

The detained BNP Vice Chairman Khandakar Mahbub Hossain, also advisor to the BNP Chief Khaleda Zia another Vice Chairman of the party Selima Rahman and Fazlul Haq Milon have been charged in bomb blast case. The detained leaders have been…

Dhaka – The Home Ministry on Tuesday directed the authorities in Jessore for quick probe into the communal attacks on Hindu community at Malopara-Chapatala village at Abhaynagar upazila that was allegedly conducted by BNP-Jamaat activists on Sunday. BNP-Jamaat activists reportedly…

Issuing a strong note of warning against the opposition leader, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Khaleda Zia to stop post-polls violence and oppression on the minorities and the people who cast their votes on Sunday by the BNP-Jamaat-Shibir…

Plainclothes police detained BNP vice-chairman Selima Rahman from her Gulshan residence on Tuesday evening.   A team of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police picked up the BNP leader from her house at about 7:05pm, said DB sources.

Communication Minister Obaidul Quader is not ready to say the election has not been acceptable. “It can be said that the election has not been acceptable to all,” was all that he was ready to concede while talking to reporters…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said ‘seasoned communists’ barring a small part of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) are with her in an obvious jab at her one-time ally. She made the observation at a press meet at the…

There is no further scope for any dialogue with the opposition as the 10th parliamentary elections are now over, said Awami League Dhaka city unit general secretary Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Monday.   “It (election) has been accomplished in exchange…

Dhaka – The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday threaded to continue the ongoing movement if the government does not take effective steps for fresh elections to restore peace in the country. “We urge the Prime Minister to take steps for…

State Minister for Law Md Quamrul Islam has said that the elections would be ‘acceptable’, despite poor turnout so far. He told journalists after casting his vote at a polling centre in Dhaka-7 constituency on Sunday that the polls were…

Dhaka – A polling officer at the city’s St Joseph Technical School centre of Dhaka -6 constituency, alleged that about 100 unknown people entered his centre at about 3:30 pm on Sunday and snatched ballot papers from the polling officers…

A delegation of HM Ershad-led Jatiya Party lodged complaints with the Election Commission on Sunday against Awami League’s Barisal-2 candidate Talukder Muhammad Yunus.

Chairman of a faction of Jatiya Party Kazi Zafar Ahmed and secretary general Golam Masih in a statement on Saturday called upon the people to boycott Sunday’s “farcical” elections  and not to come out of their homes. They said that…

Acting secretary general of the opposition BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the government wants to cling to power by holding elections without involvement of people as the ruling Awami League (AL) has become politically bankrupt. “This election…

Opposition BNP supporters have engaged in back-to-back clashes with ruling Awami League activists in Natore. The clashes took place after the BNP supporters set fire to a train by hurling a petrol bomb on Saturday morning. At least 20 people…

The 11th parliamentary polls can be held any time if an agreement is reached with the Opposition after the formation of a new government following the Jan 5 polls, the finance minister has said. AMA Muhith was speaking to reporters…

A local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir was injured in a bomb explosion while he was carrying it in Jamil Nagar area of the district on Friday morning. The injured was identified as Jewel Sarker, 25, president of Bogra Azizul…