The fight erupted around 1pm on Saturday. Warring students had hurled brickbats at each other, fought running battles and even opened fire several times, according to police and witnesses. Police said they had to fire in the air to disperse…
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BNP-led 20-party to take part jointly in election campaign
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has decided to jointly take part in the election campaign for its mayoral candidates in the municipal election to ensure their victories.
Jamaat leader arrested in Habiganj
Police in a drive arrested jamaat leader from Tungeshar Mohashaer bazaar area of the district yesterday.The arrestee is Shajahan Miah, assistant secretary general of Sylhet city Jamaat.
EC playing role as “government loyalist”: BNP
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday alleged that the ruling party people are violating the election code of conduct as what it said the Election Commission is playing a role of “government loyalist”.
No existence of cohorts of the defeated forces in BD: PM
Hinting that Khaleda Zia will one day face trial for patronising war criminals including the executed ones, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said there will be no existence of the cohorts of the defeated forces in Bangladesh.
Khelafat Andolon condemns attack on Dinajpur ISKCON Temple
Joint Statement by Secretary General Maulana Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and Minority Affairs Advisor Shree Sanjeeb Chowdhury of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon (Bangladesh Khelafat Movement We are unequivocally expressing our condemnation of the cowardly attack by miscreants on ISKCON (International Society for…
We will contest, be in the field till final result: Fakhrul
STAFF REPORTER BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said they would stay in the field till the announcement of the result of municipal polls. “Despite the allegation against the Election Commission, our candidates will contest the polls…
Eminent citizens, political leaders demand Manna’s release
Eminent citizens and political leaders in a joint press statement issued on Sunday demanded release of Mahmudur Rahman Manna, convener, Nagorik Oikya. They said that Manna, a former general secretary of Chucsu and former vice president of Ducsu, has been…
Intellectuals sacrificed lives to establish a democratic BD. But, unfortunately we lost it: Fakhrul
BNP on Monday vowed to restore democracy in the country through a movement to materialise the dream of martyrs who scarified their lives for the cause of the country.
Democracy exiled, Khaleda says in Martyred Intellectuals Day message
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has alleged that the ruling party has exiled democracy and is running the country through the politics of vengeance. The ruling quarters is undermining our democratic growth and national progress by indulging in politics of…
UK has released report on Bangladesh elections
The British government has released a copy of a report highly critical of Bangladesh’s capacity to hold free and fair elections, reversing its previous decision that disclosure would “cause significant offence” to the Bangladesh authorities. The British government’s change of…
Strengthen the hands of AL so that hyenas can’t play with the fate of ppl: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all to strengthen the hands of Awami League so that the country cannot go under the grip of hyenas like BNP-Jamaat.
EC is playing the role of a disciple of the govt: BNP
The BNP has alleged that the Election Commission has adopted the stance of a ‘disciple of the government as it did earlier’.
RUET BCL leader went missing
A leader of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has gone missing.Family members of Saifuzzaman Sohag, a fourth year mechanical engineering students at RUET, was picked up from his house at Terokhadia Paschimparha…
Bnp decides to field monitoring cells to oversee polls
BNP on Tursday decided to form election monitoring cells at central and divisional levels to oversee the forthcoming municipalitiy polls scheduled for December 30. The decision was taken at a party standing committee meeting at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office with…
EC can’t hold a free & neutral polls: Fakhrul
STAFF REPORTER BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday accused the ruling party chief and head of the government of initiating the process of irregularities the municipality polls.
Nizami appeal verdict January 6
Dhaka – The Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday fixed January 6 for delivering verdict on the appeal filed by Jamaat Ameer Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death sentences for crimes against humanity during the War…
After 10 months in jail without sentence, Rizvi granted bail
Over 10 months after his arrest, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was freed from jail on bail on Monday. The BNP leader walked out of Kashimpur Central Jail-2 around 5:20pm after his release order reached the jail authorities,…
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Chittagong
An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police at Jungle Gunagori in Banshkhali upazila early Monday. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-charge of Banshkhali Police Station Swapan Kumar said a gang of…
3 Jamaat men among 27 held in Satkhira
Joint forces in separate drives from Sunday night to early Monday arrested 27 people, including three Jamaat activists, from different places of the district on various charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint forces teams conducted separate…
Don’t know when democracy will be seen: Ershad
STAFF REPORTER Former dictator also Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad yesterday raised question ‘where is democracy?’
BNP doubts fair election
The BNP has doubted the fairness of the Election Commission and said a free and fair municipal polls may not be possible on Dec 30.“The Election Commission’s role from the very beginning is not an impartial one. It’s totally partisan,”…
2 Jamaat leaders held in Sylhet
Police arrested two local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami from Boni area in Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar district on Friday.The arrestees were identified as Faisal Ahmad,35, general secretary of Barlekha upazila unit of Jamaat, and Kamal Uddin,30, president of its Boni union…
15 Jamaat-Shibir men among 56 held in Satkhira
Joint forces in separate drives from Friday night to early Saturday arrested 56 people, including 15 Jamaat-Shibir activists, in different places of the district on various charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint team conducted separate drives…
AL betrays liberation war spirit: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said the AL-led government has crushed people’s dream for which they dethroned Ershad’s autocratic regime in 1990.In a message, Khaleda also said they (ruling party men) cheated the people of the…
Bnp to win 80 pc mayoral posts if voters can cast votes: Gayeswar
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said their party’s mayoral candidates will win 80 percent of the 235 posts of municipal mayor in the December-30 elections if the voters can cast their votes properly. “We’ve joined…
Bnp has 58 rebel mayoral candicates in 235 municial elections
Dhaka – Despite its maximum efforts, BNP has not succeeded to ensure lone mayoral candidates in over 55 out of 200 municipalities as the party has got nearly 58 rebel aspirants in the December-30 election race. Apart from party rebels,…
3 Jamaat leaders arrested in Jamalpur
Police arrested three Jamaat leaders for plotting subversive activities in Bakshiganj upazila in the district on Thursday morning.The arrested were Maulana Sajjat Hossain, ameer of Bakshiganj upazila Jamaat, Maulana Abdul Aziz, president of Sadhurpara uinion Jamaat and Maulana Mizanur Rahman…
BNP nominates candidates for all municipalities, JP in 97
BNP has nominated party’s mayoral candidates in all the 235 municipalities of the country where voting will take place on December 30. However, the list does not include any candidate form the BNP’s key alliance partners including Jamaat-e-Islami Party sources…
6 BNP, Jamaat-Shibir men among 25 held in Satkhira
Joint forces in separate drives from Tuesday night to early Wednesday arrested 25 people, including six BNP and Jamaat-Shibir activists, in different places of the district on sabotage charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint team conducted…