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NCP to push for judicial ban on Awami League

NCP to push for judicial ban on Awami League

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is in favour of banning the Awami League (AL), accusing the party of committing genocide during the July mass uprising. Rather than calling for an executive order to ban AL, the NCP is demanding that the ban be carried out through a judicial process. In the meanti

No conflict between 1971 and 2024, says JU VC

No conflict between 1971 and 2024, says JU VC

Jahangirnagar University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan has said there is no conflict between 1971 and 2024 and the confusion that people are seeing after 2024 is a risk of unity being destroyed. He made these remarks while paying tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War a

BNP factional clash in Mirsharai leaves 1 dead

BNP factional clash in Mirsharai leaves 1 dead

One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured in a clash between two rival factions of the BNP in Chattogram’s Mirsharai, amid tensions over party committee formation. The incident occurred on Wednesday at Shantirhat Road in Baraiyarhat Municipality, police said. Law-enforcing a

AL historically a fascist political party: VP Nur

AL historically a fascist political party: VP Nur

President of Gano Adhikar Parishad Nurul Haque Nur has said that the Awami League (AL) is historically a fascist political organisation. “We have to develop a fair and congenial political culture in Patuakhali with the help of all political parties,” he told an iftar party organized by

Nahid demands cancellation of Awami League’s registration

Nahid demands cancellation of Awami League’s registration

Calling Awami League (AL) a terrorist organisation, National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam on Monday demanded that the registration of the party (AL) be cancelled. Speaking virtually at an iftar event organised by the party’s Narayanganj district unit, Nahid, a former adviser to t

Tarique warns of conspiracy to pit army against people

Tarique warns of conspiracy to pit army against people

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday voiced grave concerns over the unfolding political situation in the country, alleging that a conspiracy is afoot to tarnish the army’s image and turn it against people. “Someone somewhere may be trying to instigate something. We are witnessi

BNP dissolves DAB central committee

BNP dissolves DAB central committee

The BNP has dissolved the central committee of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), the physicians' body of the party. The party has also formed a 12-member preparatory and management committee for the upcoming DAB council, said a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General