AL wants to ban opposition parties: BNP

BNP senior Leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Sunday alleged that the ruling Awami League wants to ban the opposition parties in the country to further consolidate its power. "The Awami League has exerted control over both the judiciary and parliament in its quest to perpetuate power. They now want to

Kenya’s govt, opposition begin talks after protests

Kenya's government and the opposition are set to launch talks Wednesday aimed at resolving a bitter political feud following a spate of deadly protests over electoral reforms and the high cost of living. Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has organised 10 days of demonstrations since March -- most blighted by violent

Stop gunning down opposition activists: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday asked the law enforcers to stop illegally gunning down opposition leaders and activists, and warned that they will have to be accountable to people someday for their every action. "Our Chhatra Dal leader Nayon embraced martyrdom in police firing in Brahmanbaria's

Govt won’t gain from preventing rallies: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday accused the government of trying to suppress the movement of opposition and said the government can achieve nothing by preventing BNP from holding big rallies. "You all know how much injustice and repression are going on. The government has been working terribly...to

Govt creating anarchy with attacks on opposition: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government is trying to create anarchy in the country by attacking opposition leaders and activists and their houses in different parts of the country. "The Awami League cadres have established a reign of terror across the country. They have

Opposition decries e-commerce scam: Poll anomalies in JS

Two opposition parliamentarians in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Monday criticised the government over the scam-tainted e-commerce sector and anomalies in recently held union parishad polls. "It is true that the e-commerce sector has burgeoned manyfold. But several thousands of crores of taka have been swindled in the last couple of months,"