People don’t want to see AL in power: Fakhrul

Describing their march demanding the resignation of the government as a 'victory march' for realising people's rights, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called upon Awami League to quit as people don't want to see them in power anymore. He alleged that the Election Commission staged a farce

No scope to hold acceptable polls under AL govt: BNP

BNP Thursday told Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Lilly Nicholls that there is no scope to hold an "acceptable election" under the current Awami League government. The party conveyed the message as the Canadian envoy met its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. "We told them there's no scope to hold

Govt creating violence to blame BNP: Fakhrul

Voicing deep concerns over the crude bomb explosions in the capital ahead of the party's public rally on Wednesday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is trying to unleash violence in the country to blame the opposition party. "They (govt) are trying again to

No dialogue until govt accepts demand of caretaker govt: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said their party will not engage in any dialogue with Awami League until the party quits power and announces to hold the next polls under a caretaker government. "We don't want to participate in talks in any format until the government announces

Govt trying to hold another lopsided poll: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed concern saying that the government is actively attempting to hold yet another lopsided election in the country. "Countrymen are living in suffocation situations where bloodshed has become a regular thing. The government is mercilessly destroying all democratic institutions in the country to

PM’s Saint Martin’s remark a political stunt: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the Prime Minister's comment 'falsely' accusing their party of selling Saint Martin's to go to power was nothing but a stunt to make political gains. Speaking at a press conference at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office, he also questioned whether the