Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Roads and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the sabotage on a train in Gazipur is the part of an anti-polls conspiracy. "This is an anti-polls conspiracy. The target of this sabotage was the country's January 7 national elections....to foil this election through sabotage," he
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BNP leader Hazifuddin ‘barred‘ from travelling to India
The immigration authorities at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport reportedly barred BNP Vice Chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed from travelling to India for treatment on Tuesday. Talking to reporters, the BNP leader said he was supposed to go to India along with his wife at 2:30pm by a flight of Air
Raushan requests PM not to form alliance with Jatiya Party
Jatiya Party (JaPa)'s chief patron and leader of the opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad has requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina not to form an alliance or reach a consensus with her party in any way. She made the request meeting the prime minister at Ganabhaban in the capital early Tuesday (December
GM Quader appoints his wife as JaPa presidium member
Jatiya Party (JaPa) chairman Golam Mohammad Quader has made his wife Sherifa Quader as the party presidium member. JaPa's joint office secretary Mahmud Alam confirmed it on Tuesday (December 12). He said JaPa chairman Golam Mohammad Quader has made the party chairman's adviser and Jatiya Sangskritik Party president Sherifa Quader as the
Verdict against Mirza Abbas deferred again
The verdict against BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas in a case filed for allegedly amassing illegal wealth has been deferred to December 28. Today (Tuesday) was scheduled for the pronouncement of the verdict but Judge Manjurul Imam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 deferred it to December 28 as it was
No scope to change party decision over independent candidates: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said there is no possibility to change their decision regarding independent candidates despite the objections of the alliance partners and discomfort of the party candidates. "There is no alternative to competition and no chance of holding uncontested elections," he said at a press
BNP supporters facing torture in jails: Rizvi
BNP on Monday expressed concern that many jailed BNP leaders and activists have been pushed towards death because of alleged torture and substandard food supplied to them. “The active leaders and workers of the opposition party being subjected to various inhumane torture and attitude inside and outside the prison to suppress
Khaleda moved to CCU at Evercare as her condition deteriorates
BNP announces programmes to mark Martyred Intellectuals Day, V Day
BNP on Sunday announced programmes to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day and celebrate the Victory Day with due respect. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes at a virtual press briefing. To mark the Martyred Intellectuals Day, he said the leaders and activists of BNP will pay homage
AL to hold joint meeting Monday
The ruling Awami League (AL) has called a joint meeting with Dhaka city North and South units and associate organisations on Monday (December 11). The meeting will be held at the AL central office on 23 Bangabandhu Avenue at 4pm. AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will