Politics

Staff Reporter A leader of BNP’s volunteer wing in Narail was remanded to judicial custody on Tuesday in a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The accused has been named as Kazi Tariqul Islam, 42, the joint convener of Lohagra Upazila Swachhsevak Dal, the volunteer wing of ...

Staff Reporter Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader Tuesday asserted that nothing could disrupt the next national election “which will be held on time as per the constitution”. “Statements issued by the BNP like the government is afraid of their movement (over rising fuel prices) are hilarious. BNP’s threats to bring down the government or stall the election are ...

Staff Reporter Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the country’s people will not respond to the movement called by BNP using ‘remote control’. He made the remark while speaking at the triennial conference of the AL units of Ward No. 14 and 22 of Dhaka South City through videoconferencing from his official ...

Rangpur Correspondent Former Jatiya Party MP of Rangpur Karim Uddin Bharsa (88) passed away Saturday, July 23, around 12 noon at Evercare Hospital, a private hospital in Dhaka, after being infected with COVID-19. Inna Allahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun. Prominent industrialist Karim Uddin Bharsa was elected as Member of Parliament three times in two constituencies of Rangpur. Karim Uddin Bharsa ...

Staff Reporter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said she will offer ‘tea’ to leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) if they stage a peaceful movement. Otherwise, a befitting reply would be given to them for violent acts, she warned. “If they come to besiege the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) peacefully, they will not be intercepted. Rather, if they can ...

Staff Reporter Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said BNP is the main patron of communal evil forces in the country and it always uses the evil fundamentalist forces as tools in politics. “To eradicate communalism, those who give shelter to these communal evil forces and those who do politics of communalism must be eliminated forever from the country,” ...

Staff Reporter Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urged Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to work for the welfare of the country and its people amid the ongoing global crisis. “To address the crisis ahead, I would like to ask BNP leaders to work for the welfare of the country and its people instead of making intentional poisonous statements against the ...

Staff Reporter Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP is habituated to denying different elections and dialogues offered by the Election Commission as ‘no-ghost’ has grasped the party. “The Election Commission has called on BNP for dialogue, but they didn’t take part. BNP is telling ‘no’ to everything. They are saying ‘no’ to all elections including parliament, ...

Staff Reporter Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said conspiracies are being hatched by a vested quarter to destroy communal harmony in the country. “Following the start of the trial of Khaleda Zia, communal conflict is being created through Facebook posts. If we deeply observe the incidents of Ramu and Nasirnagar, it will be registered that these ...

Staff Reporter Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said satisfying its foreign masters, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) wants to seize the state power through conspiracy. He made this remark while talking to reporters after joining an exchange meeting at the head office of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Monday morning. Responding to an ...