BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today telephoned Nurul Haque Nur, President of Gono Odhikar Parishad, to enquire about his health. Tarique Rahman called up Nur, President of Gono Odhikar Parishad at about 6:45 pm (BST) to check his well-being, Gono Odhikar Parishad General Secretary Md. Rashed
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that ‘conspiracies’ are being hatched ‘openly’ at home and abroad to obstruct Bangladesh’s electoral process. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after paying tribute at the grave of BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman in
Islamist party Khelafat Majlis has announced an 11-day programme, including a mass procession in Dhaka, to demand a legal framework for the July Uprising as part of a 5-point agenda. The plans were outlined in a statement signed by party chief Maulana Mamunul Haque and Secretary General Maulana Ja
A Dhaka court has placed Kazi Md Mamunur Rashid, secretary general of the Raushon Ershad-led faction of the Jatiya Party, on six days’ remand in an anti-terrorism case. Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque issued the remand order on Monday in response to a petition from the investigat
BNP Standing Committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed on Monday said Jamaat-e-Islami is pushing for a proportional representation (PR) system to block elections as it has always feared the people’s verdict. “A political party that opposed the Liberation War in 1971 and the Pakistan Movement i
Police have arrested two former members of parliament from the now-banned Awami League. The arrests were confirmed in a statement on Monday, reports bdnews24.com. The detainees are Fayzur Rahman from Brahmanbaria and Tamanna Nusrat Bubly, who held a reserved women’s seat. However, police d
There's no room for confusion over Jatiya Party’s registration and symbol, said Jatiya Party (JaPa) presidium member Rezaul Islam Bhuiyan on Sunday. He said this emerging from a meeting between a team of GM Quader-led Jatiya Party (JaPa) and Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarker at Nirb
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday extended greetings to the Hindu community on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja, calling for a peaceful celebration. He also urged the law enforcement to remain vigilant against any attempt to disturb communal harmony. In a video message, Tarique Rah
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the words of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at an event in the US evoked memories of former Bangladesh president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman. Speaking in New York on Saturday at the “NRB Connect Day: Empowering Global Bangladeshis”
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday questioned why discussions on reforms are still continuing after 14 months, urging the government to close the chapter based on the consensus already reached among political parties. “We have no objection to the exercises carried out
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday warned that a covert autocracy could emerge in Bangladesh if democratic and nationalist forces fail to remain united ahead of the national election. “In the past 15 years, the nation has seen another form of autocracy, and people have eventually
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said the party expects to launch what it calls an “express train of development” within five years if it secures the people’s mandate. While addressing a programme of pro-Jamaat diploma engineers on Saturday afternoon, he said Bangladesh
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has revoked the expulsion order against Mahin Sarkar. He will now resume his duties in his former position as joint member secretary, according to a letter signed by NCP Joint Member Secretary (Office) Saleh Uddin Sifat issued on Saturday, bdnews24.com reports. Th
