Sustainable reforms take time: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that sustainable reforms cannot be achieved overnight, urging patience as the country navigates a transitional phase. Speaking at a civic discussion programme titled "Long Anti-Fascist Movement: Today's Perspective" at the Jashore District Council auditorium, Fakhrul accused the Awami League of undermining

Mirza Fakhrul off to Singapore for treatment

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Singapore on Sunday night for medical treatment. Fakhrul left Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Singapore Airlines flight at approximately 11:55pm, his personal assistant M Yunus Ali told UNB. He said Fakhrul is scheduled to receive treatment for various health issues, including

Mirza Fakhrul gets bail in another case

A court in Dhaka has granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in another case filed with the city's Paltan Police Station. Dhaka's Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Tahmina Huque passed the order on Wednesday granting bail to Mirza Fakhrul after a hearing on his bail plea. Earlier on January 10,

Police asked to quiz Fakhrul, Khasru at jail gate

A magistrate court in Dhaka on Monday asked police to interrogate main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury at jail gate for two days in a case filed on charge of attacking Paltan Police Station and assaulting police

Mirza Fakhrul’s bail hearing on Sunday

The hearing on a rule issued by the High Court asking to explain why BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir should not be granted bail in a case filed over the attack on Chief Justice’s residence will be held on Sunday. An HC bench of Justice Md Salim and Justice

Fakhrul seeks bail in 10 cases

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir filed a petition with a Dhaka Court on Wednesday seeking bail in 10 cases filed with Paltan and Ramna Police Stations. His lawyer Sayed Jaynul Abedin Mizbah submitted the application before a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court. Of the 10 cases, seven were filed with the

Govt has no influence in Fakhrul’s bail denial: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Thursday that the government has no influence in the denial of bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam. The judiciary is independent and judges take decision after proper scrutiny, he said while talking to reporters after United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul denied bail

A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in connection with a vandalism case. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Acting Judge Faisal Atiq Bin Quader's court pronounced the verdict upon the conclusion of the hearing on the case filed against Fakhrul in connection with

Govt provoking conflict by scheduling rally on same day: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has clamed that the Awami League and its affiliated bodies scheduling a rally on the same day as BNP's mass rally is a deliberate attempt by the government to provoke conflict. Mirza Fakhrul held the government accountable for any potential clashes that may arise

Govt using internet shutdown as weapon: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government is using "internet shutdown" as a weapon to suppress the movement of the opposition. Speaking at a press conference at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office, he said the current regime is also using the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission