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JCD leader killed, 15 injured in Brahmanbaria clash

JCD leader killed, 15 injured in Brahmanbaria clash

A leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, was killed and at least 15 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups over establishing supremacy in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sohrab Mia, 28, son of late Chan Mia

BNP slams Jamaat for trying to 'fish in troubled waters'

BNP slams Jamaat for trying to 'fish in troubled waters'

Accusing Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of trying to fish in troubled waters, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that a party which had taken part in the 1986 election under an autocratic regime is now questioning the electoral atmosphere under the interim governme

NCP fighting for an equal, democratic Bangladesh: Nahid Islam

NCP fighting for an equal, democratic Bangladesh: Nahid Islam

National Citizens Party (NCP) seeks to build an equal, democratic Bangladesh for farmers, workers, students, and ordinary people, said Nahid Islam, convenor of the party. Speaking at a public gathering in Thakurgaon on Friday afternoon, Nahid said the NCP is committed to realising the dream of a d

Judiciary must be freed from fascists: Salahuddin

Judiciary must be freed from fascists: Salahuddin

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the fascists and their allies must be ousted from the judiciary first in a bid to ensure the actual independence of the judiciary in the country. “To make judicial independence truly effective, fascists must be ousted from the l

BNP calls emergency press conference

BNP calls emergency press conference

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced an emergency press conference to address the current political situation in the country. According to a statement from the party's media cell, the press conference is scheduled to be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday (today) at the BNP chairperson&rsq