Fulgazi upazila admin imposes curfew over AL-BNP clash

The administration of Feni's Fulgazi upazila has imposed a curfew at Daulatpur village of the upazila on Saturday. The imposition of the curfew came after a clash between Fulgazi chapters of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday. According to the order signed by Fulgazi Upazila Nirbahi Officer

BNP for permanent solution to floods in Sylhet region

BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday emphasized on taking effective steps including the construction of sustainable dams as a permanent solution to recurring floods in the country's Sylhet region. "Effective initiatives need to be taken to find a permanent solution so that the people of this (Sylhet) region do

BNP blames govt for fresh spike in Covid cases

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday alleged that the country has been witnessing a fresh surge in Covid cases because of the government's negligence to take proper preventive measures. "Coronavirus has been spreading in the country for the fourth time. This is happening due to the negligence of the

AL keen on EVM to manipulate polls: BNP

BNP senior leader Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku on Wednesday said Awami League (AL) is keen on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next general election to implement its new manipulation plan. "We believed them (AL) once earlier and joined the election (under them). But they completed the day's

Govt has no plan to rehabilitate flood victims: BNP

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday alleged that the government has no plan to help and rehabilitate the flood victims in the country's northeast region."We express our sorrow to the flood victims. You have seen in the newspapers how people are living in inhumane conditions in flood-hit areas.

AL govt has become enemy of people: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the Awami League government has become the enemy of the people by resorting to repressive acts and unleashing misrule. "Awami League has usurped power by snatching people's basic rights systematically. A horrible situation has been created in the country due

BNP slams govt for Padma Bridge celebrations amid floods

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government is indulging in the celebration of the Padma Bridge inauguration by keeping the lakhs of flood victims in the country's northeastern region hungry. "Our people are starving and not getting treatment in the flood-affected areas, but they (govt)

Govt invites BNP to join Padma Bridge inaugural programme

The government on Wednesday invited BNP to join the opening programme of the Padma Bridge on June 25. Dulal Chandra Sutradhar, a deputy secretary of the Bridges Division, went to BNP's Nayapaltan central office around 11am and handed over the invitation cards to party's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.  Seven

We knew what would happen to Cumilla polls: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said their party boycotted the election to Cumilla City Corporation as it knew what would happen there.  "You yourself saw yesterday's election. I don't want to talk about it further...We knew earlier that this thing would happen there. That's why we earlier

Looting, falsifying are BNP’s inbuilt nature: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader Friday said carrying out looting and falsehood is the inherent nature of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He said this while addressing a conference of Darussalam Thana and wards 9 and 10 units of Dhaka North City Awami League held on the premises of Shaheed Buddhijibi