A senior BNP leader believes that the government would hold a fresh election in the country soon. “The government is at unease that indicates that there will be an election in the country very soon,” said BNP standing committee member…
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Bnp founding anniversary Tuesday
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going to celebrate its 37th founding anniversary on Tuesday with minimum programmes as the party is passing through a troubling time with its leaders and workers facing innirable cases filed durinhg movements. Some BNP…
2 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Rajshahi
Police arrested 62 Jamaat-Shibir men from a mosque at Chak Chhatari in Bagha upazila on Sunday night.Tipped off, a team of police raided Chak Chhatari Mosque in the area and arrested the Jamaat-Shibir men while they were holding a meeting…
Arrest warrant against Mirza Abbas 19 others
A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrant against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas and 19 others in two separate arson cases filed with Mirpur Police Station of the city in June of 2010. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman…
Ctg police foil BNP demo protesting gas, power price hike
Police on Saturday foiled BNP’s demonstration and human chain programmes they arranged in the port city protesting the price hike of power, gas and essential commodities.The leaders and activists of the party, led by city BNP general secretary Dr Shahadat…
Kazi Zafar to be laid to rest at ancestral home in Chauddagram
Jatiya Party (Z) chairman and former prime minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed will be laid to rest beside his parents graves at Cheora village in Chauddagram upazila, Comilla on Saturday. “Four more janazas of Kazi Zafar Ahmed will held in Camilla…
Work together for sustainable democracy, Khaleda urges Hasina
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday called upon her arch rival Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to work together for a sustainable democratic system in the country as they did it in the past. In a statement, the BNP chief said,…
Charges against Tarique bullshit stories, says Bnp leaders
BNP on Thursday termed the charges against its senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman as “bullshit stories.” Addressing a press conference, standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan claimed that the charge sheet against Tarique Rahman was submitted to diver the attention…
Everyday conspirators plan attack on PM, says Syed Ashraf
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Wednesday said a vested quarter is planning every day to attack Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through adopting various strategies. “BNP is a party of conspirators and killers who always hatch plots how…
People lost freedom of speech, says PM’s envoy Ershad
Observing that the country’s people have lost their rights to freedom of speech, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Wednesday said they want to see true democracy in the country. “People have lost the rights to live…. They’ve lost the…
Hearing on case against Fakhrul 25 others deferred
A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 26 BNP men including their Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir till October 1 in a sabotage case. Magistrate Atiqur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM)…
PM frightened to face people, says Bnp
BNP on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is inaugurating different development projects through video conferencing as she ‘fears to go’ before people. “This government is afraid of people as it’s not elected by them. We’re observing that the…
Arrest warrant against Anwar 13 other BNP leaders
A court of Dhaka on Tuesday issued warrant of arrest against 14 BNP leaders including MK Anwar, Selima Rahman, Maruf Kamal Khan and Shawkat Mahmud in a sabotage case, lodged with Khilgaon Police Station of the city.
Movement to restore democracy after party overhauling: Bnp
BNP is taking preparation to launch movement anew taking people with it to restore democracy in the country. “We will launch a fresh movement by staging a big showdown after completion of reorganisation of the party,” said BNP standing committee…
26 Sirajganj BNP men land in jail
A court here on Monday sent 26 BNP leaders and activists to jail in a case filed for subversive activities.Sirajganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Sadia Sultana passed the order rejecting their bail petitions when they surrendered before the court seeking bail.
Arrest warrant against 26 Juba Dal men
A court Dhaka on Monday framed charges against 30 accused including Juba Dal President Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal and BNP’s Educational Affairs Secretary Khairul Kabair Khokon in a case filed with Motijheel Police of the city on the charge of…
Quit if not clearify position on Bangabandhu murder, Bnp asks Inu
BNP on Monday demanded the resignation of president of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal and Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu if he fails to make clear before the nation his role in killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “We would like to tell…
Vested quarter trying to mislead PM on Aug 21 grenade attack: BNP
The BNP on Sunday alleged that a vested quarter is trying to mislead Sheikh Hasina only to widen the difference with BNP sand underpin the politics of division and said that the Prime Minister’s observation over involvement of its chief…
Will resign from Parliament: Latif Siddique tells Election Commission
Expelled Awami League leader and former minister Abdul Latif Siddique says he will resign from Parliament.“I will resign voluntarily. That’s my decision. There is no need to hold a hearing on it,” he told a hearing at the Election Commission…
Hasina has no doubts that Khaleda was involved in Aug 21 grenade attack to assassinate her
Sheikh Hasina has no doubts about BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman’s involvement in the grenade attack that was meant to kill her 11 years ago.“Just like Zia(ur Rahman) was involved in the Aug 15 (in 1975)…
Killing people in ‘crossfire’ sign of govt’s collapse: Hannan Shah
BNP standing committee member Brig Gen (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah on Saturday described the killing of people in the name of “crossfire” as the sign of collapse of the government. “It indicates the collapse of the government begins as the…
Bnp had nothing to do with Aug 21 grenade attack: Nazrul
Describing the August-21 grenade attack as a dreadful terror act, BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday claimed that their party has no involvement in it. He also demanded a fair trial of the perpetrators of the heinous…
Khaleda, her son were involved in Aug 21 Grenade attack: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said there is no doubt about the involvement of Khaleda Zia and her son in the August-21 grenade attack that left 21 people killed and several hundred injured. “As Ziaur Rahman was involved in…
Fabricated cases intended to deprive Bnp of its leadership – Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday accused the government of plotting to make BNP leaderless by sending its leaders to jail one after another in ‘false’ cases. Denouncing such an alleged move in a statement, the BNP chief claimed that…
‘Gunfights’ to contain law and order not acceptable: Bnp
BNP yesterday alleged that the government is trying to control the law and order situation in the country in the name of “gunfights.” “The extrajudicial killing cannot be accepted,” said BNP spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon while addressing a press conference…
Suranjit Sengupta welcomes journalist Probir Sikdar’s release on bail
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has welcomed the release of journalist Probir Sikdar on bail, saying the government has at last come to its senses.”I believe the case should be withdrawn immediately,” he told a discussion in Dhaka on…
Khaleda demands Anwar, Shaukat release
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday demanded the release of party standing committee member MK Anwar and journalist leader Shawkat Mahmud accusing the government of behaving in a vengeful manner. “We have been pained to see an elderly party leader like…
Journos Shaukat, Probir arrested on specific charges: Asad
Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday told reporters that journalists Shaukat Mahmud and Probir Shikder were arrested on specific charges. Minister for Information Hasanul Haq Inu at a press conference termed the arrest of Probir arrest regretful…
Shaukat Mahmud arrested from Adarsha Dhaka Andolan venue
Police Tuesday arrested Shawkat Mahmud, president of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), from in front of Samarai Convention Centre in the city’s Panthapath area. Plainclothes police arrested him while he was trying to enter the convention…
Make sacrifice, place polls-time govt bill in next session: Bnp
BNP on Monday urged the government for placing a bill on polls-time government in the next session of Parliament for the sake of the country. “We appreciate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments that she is ready to make…