BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to go to Australia on Wednesday night for a weeklong personal visit to see his elder daughter. He is scheduled to depart from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Singapore Airlines flight at approximately 11:55 pm, his personal assistant M Yunus
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BNP promises justice for persecution of Hindus
Stating that Bangladesh is an example of communal harmony, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said that their party, if returns to power, will ensure justice through proper investigations and trials for all incidents of persecution against Hindus. During a visit to the Puja mandap at Dhakeshwari Temple
Identify dictator’s allies in administration: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday asked the interim government to identify the allies of the fallen dictator in the administration as soon as they may push the country towards a dangerous situation. “If the dictator’s insects remain there in the administration that instigated Sheikh Hasina to shoot
4 AL leaders held in city over killing student
Police have arrested four leaders of Awami League in connection with the killing of Sheikh Md. Sakib Rayhan, a student, during a protest organized as part of the anti-discrimination student movement in Dhaka's Pallabi area. The arrestees are Professor Md. Delwar Hossain, vice-president of Ward No. 2 of Awami League's Pallabi
Police arrest AL leader in Manda upazila
Police have arrested former chairman of Manda Upazila Parishad, Tofazzal Hossain in the Bindubazar area of Manda upazila in Naogaon on Monday. Tofazzal Hossain,52, son of the late Karim Mondol from Sahapur village in Manda Sadar Union, currently serves as the joint general secretary of the Manda Upazila Awami League. According to
BNP delegation meets diplomats of 3 Nordic countries
A BNP delegation led by its standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury met the diplomats of three Nordic countries --Sweden, Denmark and Norway-- here on Sunday. The meeting was held at the residence of Swedish Ambassador Nicolas Weeks in the city's Gulshan area in the morning. Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh
AL, Jubo League leaders arrested in murder case
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a leader of Awami League and a Jubo League leader in connection with the murder of Imon Hossain Akash from Pallabi area on Saturday during the anti-discrimination student movement. The arrestees are Mohammad Din Islam, a Jubo League leader from Ward No. 3 and Md. Akbar
Tungipara AL leader sent to jailed
GM Quader urges party men to stand by flood-hit people
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman GM Quader Sunday urged his party leaders and activists to stand beside flood-hit people of the country. "In people's sufferings, Jatiya Party does not sit ideally," said a press release quoted him as saying. He also called upon his party men to assist the government in relief activities. JaPa
Mahmudur Rahman demands ban on Chhatra League
Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Amar Desh, on Sunday issued a seven-day ultimatum demanding a ban on Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of Bangladesh Awami League. “Bangladesh Chhatra League has to be banned as a terrorist organization within seven days. We are giving a seven day ultimatum from the