AL has endurance to tolerate BNP: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Saturday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is still able to do politics in the country as the ruling party Awami League (AL) has the ability to tolerate BNP. "The party, BNP, is able to criticise the incumbent government in

President to form EC through search committee: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Monday said the President will form neutral Election Commission (EC) through search committee taking with all, giving assurance of holding free and fair elections in country. "If the EC performs neutral role in the country ...then, it is possible to hold fair elections," he

BNP will be dazed once mega projects are opened: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Monday said BNP will be dazed after the inauguration of some mega projects in 2022. "Some mega projects will be inaugurated next year and then the BNP will be dazed. The politics of voting is very complex in Bangladesh. The country's people want development now,"

BNP wants to halt country’s progress: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Thursday said when the country is moving forward, a reactionary section, led by BNP, is trying to halt the pace of the country's progress. "They (the reactionary section) want to destroy the people's properties by destabilizing the country in the name of movement," he told

Begum Mujib was a co-fighter of Bangabandhu: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Begum Mujib was not only Bangabandhu's wife, but she was also the father of the nation's lifelong co-fighter. He said this while addressing a press briefing after paying homage to Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib at Banani graveyard on the occasion of

Quader seeks all parties role in fighting COVID-19

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Monday called upon all political parties of the country, including BNP, and other concerned to play a responsible role in protecting the lives of people amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. He came up with the call while speaking at a regular press briefing on

HRW’s allegations on Bangladesh security system baseless: Quader

Obaidul Quader

Bangladesh’s Security SystemQuader terms baseless   Times Report Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Sunday described some human rights bodies including Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s allegations over Bangladesh’s security system as fake, baseless and purpose-oriented. He said this at a regular press conference on contemporary issues at his official residence here. Ten 10 rights

No force can part AL from people: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Wednesday said no force can separate the ruling Awami League (AL) from the country’s people. “The AL was with the people in the past. It stands by them now and will remain beside them in the future. No conspiracy can keep the AL away from

Politics in Bangladesh is too polarized: Quader

Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Monday said that the country's politics has become "so polarized and divisive" that major political parties fail to reach any understanding on common national issues like corona pandemic. "From our party we have tried to establish a workable co-existence with the BNP.

Govt takes tough stance against corruption: Quader

The government will take tough action against all those including ministers, MPs, businessmen and bureaucrats who are involved in corruption, said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday. He said this during a regular briefing at his official residence in the morning. Claiming that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is working as