BNP on Saturday called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to take immediate and effective steps to prevent a recurrence of violence and ensure quick justice following the gun attack on Dhaka-8 independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi. "We have urged the Ministry of Home Affairs to be more ac
Freedom fighter and former BNP lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman has described the Jamaat-e-Islami as a “patriotic party” after joining the party. The retired Army major made the comments in a telephone interview with bdnews24.com on Saturday. Asked why he had joined Jamaat, he criticised statem
Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson for Inqilab Manch, is currently admitted to the Critical Care Unit at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka after being seriously injured in a shooting by criminals. His physical condition remains extremely critical. According to a medical board statement released on Saturday
Freedom fighter and former BNP lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman has joined the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami. The retired Army major completed the party’s associate membership process after meeting Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman at its office in the capital’s Moghbazar, reports bdnews24.com. In
A suspected arson attack has damaged part of a district election office in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur, while destroying several documents and equipment inside. A masked man allegedly poured petrol into a ground-floor storeroom of the Lakshmipur District Election Office and set it alight aroun
Independent election candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency and Iquilab Moncha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi was shot in a daylight drive-by attack Friday, incidentally in the first strike after poll schedule. Police and witnesses said he came under the gun attack while reportedly moving towards the
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the party, will return to the country from the United Kingdom on December 25. The BNP leader gave the information at a press conference after a meeting of the party’s highest policy-making body,
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday described the shooting of Dhaka-8 independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi as a “conspiracy against democracy.” “Today’s attack on Sharif Osman Bin Hadi is not an isolated incident. Similar incidents have happened before. A few da
The National Citizens Party (NCP) has condemned and expressed deep concern over the shooting attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent candidate for Dhaka-8 and spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha, in Bijoynagar on Thursday. In a statement issued Friday evening, NCP Joint Member-Secretary and Media
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said Tarique Rahman will soon return to file his nomination in person for the Feb 12 parliamentary election. After a meeting with his party leaders in Chattogram amid speculations over the return of Tarique, Khosru told reporters the a
Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has come under fire from supporters of Sharif Osman bin Hadi when he arrived at the hospital to see the injured independent hopeful for Dhaka-8 and Inqilab Mancha convener. Around 4pm on Friday, as Abbas, the BNP-nominated candidate for the constituency, reached the e
Osman Hadi, an independent candidate who planned to contest the Dhaka-8 parliamentary seat in the upcoming national election, has been shot. The incident occurred in Dhaka's Bijoynagar after Jummah prayers on Friday. He has been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment, reports bdnews
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, who recently resigned as a student advisor to the interim government, has announced that he will contest the upcoming 13th national election as an independent candidate from the Dhaka-10 constituency. He announced in a video posted on his Facebook page on Saturday, repo
