Int’l Democracy Day: BNP rally underway at Nayapaltan

The BNP public rally marking the International Democracy Day has begun in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office with the participation of thousands of leaders and activists of the party and its associate bodies. The rally formally began around 2:30 pm on Tuesday with the recitation from the holy Quran. BNP

HC grants 6-month bail to Fakhrul, Abbas over Nayapaltan clash

The High Court on Tuesday granted six months bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, in a case over the clash between police and the party activists in the capital's Nayapaltan on December 7 last year. The HC bench of Justice Md Selim

BNP demands neutral probe into Nayapaltan vandalism

BNP has claimed that valuables worth over Tk 50.5 lakh were damaged in police attack at its Nayapaltan central office on December 7 and demanded neutral investigation into it.BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said this at a press briefing on Sunday at party chairperson's Gulshan office in the

BNP to stage demonstration at Nayapaltan

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stage a demonstration in the capital on Tuesday protesting the arrest of the party leaders and activists including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the police action at their central office.The programme will be held at 2pm in front of the party's central

Fakhrul, Abbas sent to jail ahead of rally

A Dhaka court has ordered BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas to jail following their arrests on charges of inciting attacks on police and detonations of improvised explosives at Naya Paltan. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammed Jashim issued the order on Friday after dismissing the politicians' bail plea. Security at

BNP to stick to its decision on Dec 10 rally: Fakhrul

Amid a tense situation and speculations over BNP's December 10 rally, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said they will hold their rally at Nayapaltan on December 10 as planned earlier.He announced their decision at a press conference at BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office this afternoon.BNP took the

BNP to consider any suitable, alternative venue: Fakhrul

Apparently softening its position on holding rally at Nayapaltan , BNP on Sunday said they will consider if the government comes up with any suitable and alternative venue for the party's rally on December 10.However, the party accused the government of unnecessarily creating an anarchic and conflicting situation over a

Allow us to hold Dec 10 rally at Nayapaltan: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the government to take necessary take steps so that their party can hold its rally at Nayapaltan, instead of Suhrawardy Udyan, on December 10. "From our party, we sent a letter to DMP for holding our divisional rally at Nayapaltan