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BNP, Jamaat become friends with Israel: Hasan Mahmud

BNP, Jamaat become friends with Israel: Hasan Mahmud

Foreign Minister and Awami League joint general secretary Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP and Jamaat have become friends with Israel and they must be identified for their silence amid killings in Gaza. "There are protests against the killings in Gaza all over the world and BNP-Jamaat has not ut

BNP main barrier to implement democratic ideals: Quader

BNP main barrier to implement democratic ideals: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said BNP leaders should unconditionally apologise to the nation for their undemocratic activities. “BNP is the main obstacle to the implementation of democratic ideals in this country,” he said in a statement sent to the media.

Indian product boycott gets people’s support: Rizvi

Indian product boycott gets people’s support: Rizvi

The people of Bangladesh have supported the movement of boycotting Indian products, senior joint secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Sunday. "The most popular word of today's politics is 'Boycott Indian Products'," he told media at the party's Nayapalt

Govt runs country staying loyal to India: Hafiz

Govt runs country staying loyal to India: Hafiz

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed alleged on Saturday that the government was running the country remaining loyal to India. He made the comment while addressing a discussion titled 'Unprotected Independence, Human Rights, Bangladesh without democracy a

SC grants bail to BNP leader Aman in graft case

SC grants bail to BNP leader Aman in graft case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday grated bail to BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to 13 years' jail by a trial court. Now there is no bar for him to walk out of jail, said his lawyer. However, the apex court imposed condition that Ama

Ex-secy Kazal, five others get High Court bail

Ex-secy Kazal, five others get High Court bail

The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal, former secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), and five other SC lawyers for different terms in a case filed over the violence centring the SCBA election. Five other lawyers who got bail from the HC are Nahid Sult