BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the country's most urgent need is now a free, fair and acceptable election, as various conspiracies and campaigns are being orchestrated against the nation. Talking to journalists at his residence in Thakurgaon district town, the BNP leader said that the proportional
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Farroque warns govt against actions that might anger people
Stating that various plots are afoot against the country, BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Wednesday warned the interim government not to take any steps that could lead the people of the country to turn it down. "We've given you (govt) our support, and it will continue until
BNP plans rallies to push for early election
Buoyed by their massive rally in the capital on November 8, the BNP is now planning to stage similar showdowns in 10 divisions across the country to demonstrate its strength in resisting any plot to destabilise the country and mount pressure on the government to present a clear election roadmap. Through
BNP for defeating AL thru’ vote, not other means
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said the Awami League should be through the democratic process of voting, not through any other means. Speaking at a roundtable discussion, he also said Bangladesh will get back on the right track only if democracy is restored and the people's ownership
Rizvi apologises for remarks on Mujib’s portrait removal
Hours after criticising the government for removing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's portrait from Bangabhaban, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday apologised for his unwarranted remark. "I had thought Sheikh Mujib's photo was taken down from the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban, where all the presidents' portraits are displayed. In
Resist resurgence of AL: Moyeen Khan
Students protest at Zero Point to resist fascist AL
Demonstrators from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on Sunday gathered at the Zero Point area in the capital's Gulistan on Sunday amid tension over ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directive to hold rally there. The students shouted slogans against Sheikh Hasina and called for resisting a return of ‘fascist Awami League.’ The protesters
Hasina can’t reorganise AL from abroad: Farroque
BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Sunday said deposed Awami League President Sheikh Hasina would not be able to reorganise her party's leaders and workers with her empty statements from India. "Sheikh Hasina has left (the country) but her ghosts are still plotting. I've heard they (AL leaders
JCD demands arrest of banned BCL activists
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists staged protests at Dhaka University on Sunday demanding the arrest and prosecution of the activists of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League involved in violent attacks on students during the fascist regime. The protests began with a procession from the Central Shaheed Minar and ended in front of
10 arrested over AL’s plan to hold march
Police have arrested 10 people from different parts of the city on charge of trying to harm relations between Bangladesh and the United States. The raids came after deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently urged her Awami League leaders and activists to hold processions carrying the US flag and photos of