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Govt now trying to hold dummy UZ polls: BNP

Govt now trying to hold dummy UZ polls: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Thursday that the government was trying to hold dummy upazila elections this time. "The Prime Minister (PM) is now going to hold dummy upazila elections. And this time even Awami League (AL) leaders won't get opportunity to participate in the polls. Local


Allegations against BD unfounded: MoFA

Allegations against BD unfounded: MoFA

Dhaka on Thursday said isolated and unfounded allegations has been flagged in the recently published 'Bangladesh 2023 Human Rights Report' of the US State Department. Addressing a press briefing convened in reaction to the report, foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrina said many of the impro

BNP now desperate to assume power: Quader

BNP now desperate to assume power: Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said BNP has become desperate to capture state power by any means, while its leaders have lost their sense. “BNP leaders could not understand that the Awami League does politics by standing beside the country’s people. It t

Hot spell: BNP distributes water, juice, saline in city

Hot spell: BNP distributes water, juice, saline in city

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) distributed on Wednesday drinking water and juice in pet bottles and oral rehydration saline among general people in the capital in a bid to give them a relief from the searing heatwave sweeping across the country. BNP leaders distributed the items among pedestri

‘Action if relatives of ministers, MPs don't quit race’

‘Action if relatives of ministers, MPs don't quit race’

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said necessary actions will be taken if the relatives of ruling party lawmakers and ministers participate in the upazila polls, ignoring the party decision, reports BSS. "Ministers and MPs will face the music if their relatives partic

AL's peace rally of April 26 postponed

AL's peace rally of April 26 postponed

Awami League (AL)'s Dhaka City South Unit has postponed its peace and development rally which was scheduled to be held on April 26. The rally was postponed as police didn't give permission for holding a rally on that day, BSS reported on Monday, citing a press release. It was scheduled to be held

BNP postpones April 26 rally due to heatwave

BNP postpones April 26 rally due to heatwave

BNP on Monday postponed its public rally scheduled to be held on Friday (April 26) due to the ongoing severe heatwave sweeping over the country. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s Dhaka South City unit held at Bhasani Bhaban in the city’s Naya Paltan area, UNB reported

BNP rally for Khaleda's release on April 25

BNP rally for Khaleda's release on April 25

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would hold a rally on April 26 (Friday) to push for immediate release of detained party chairperson Khaleda Zia and other leaders and activists in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir wou

BNP leader Habib walks out of jail after five months

BNP leader Habib walks out of jail after five months

Habbiur Rahman Habib, a member of the advisory council to BNP Chairperson, was freed from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on Sunday after more than five months. He walked out of the prison this noon, said the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. After the release, BNP centra

BNP is in politically tumultuous situation: Quader

BNP is in politically tumultuous situation: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP is in a politically tumultuous situation as the party has failed to involve the people in their movement. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the people to give a s