by Nawaz Farhin Antara in Dhaka Tribune, ov 8, 20223Active BNP leaders and activists are deciding on their own how to implement each program of the one-point movement in the absence of guidance from the party leadership. Grassroots activists are out of touch with BNP top-level leaders as most of them are on the run or have switched off their phones in fear of being jailed. Leaders of the opposition party are outwardly confident in…
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By Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Oct 27, 2023The BNP will instantly go for tough programmes if it is not allowed to hold its grand rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters tomorrow, party leaders said. A march towards or laying siege to important establishments and road and waterway blockades will be on the cards, party sources said. They said programmes for their movement, demanding the resignation of the government and elections under…
By Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee & Mohammad Jamil Khan in The Daily Star, Oct 26, 2023The Awami League is fully prepared to prevent the BNP from resorting to violence centring the October 28 rally, ruling party leaders said. The leaders and activists of the AL’s Dhaka city, district and thana units have been instructed to take position on the streets and entrances to the capital from early Saturday, said AL insiders. Meanwhile, police are considering granting…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Oct 16, 2023 ,The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held separate meetings on Sunday with three parties, including the Left Democratic Alliance, to finalize its program for its one-point movement demanding the resignation of the government. In these meetings, Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the party, on a video call from London, spoke to the leaders of the parties and talked about the movement. The other parties that participated in the meeting…
Report in Prothom Alo, 11 Oct 2023 at 22: 24BNP central publicity secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie has alleged in the court that he has been beaten up in the police station after being arrested from his house. He made the allegation at the chief metropolitan magistrate court of Dhaka on Wednesday during hearing on a remand petition in a case filed over a sabotage at the Dhanmondi police station. Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie said…
Report in The Daily Star, Oct 12, 2023Pro-BNP lawyers yesterday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be held responsible and be made accused if unfortunate anything happen to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for not allowing her to go abroad for treatment. “This government does not understand democracy, rule of law and human rights, and does not want the people’s relief and welfare other than its party men’s development…The prime minister, as the head of a…
By ABM Ripon in Prothom ALo, Oct 3, 2023Lakshmipur: Before the 2014 election, all four of Lakshmipur’s parliamentary seats were in BNP’s control. The party leaders and activists would consider this BNP’s stronghold. Then in 2014, all four of these seats slipped away from BNP. Since then, Awami League dominates the district politics there. In 2015, Miah Golam Faruk was made the district Awami League president and Nuruddin Chowdhury the general secretary. A section of…
by Akmol Hossain in Prothom Alo, Sept 30, 2023Moulvibazar: They are sometimes seen together on one stage, delivering speeches. But in actuality they have not been together for around two years. The movement and programmes are being held, but separately. BNP’s activities in Moulvibazar district are being carried out in this manner, under the leadership of the president and the general secretary. Awami League, on the other hand, is quite well organised in Moulvibazar. Even…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 14, 2023The BNP has planned to hold rallies in 19 districts and organise marches from one district to another this month to realise its one-point demand for election under a non-partisan government, insiders say. Supporters from the adjacent districts will be asked to join these rallies, they add. Members of the party’s standing committee, its highest policymaking body, made a draft of these programmes on Tuesday night and sent…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 12, 2023Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold several rallies and five road marches in this month as the party then plans to culminate the final movement in October. Sources said the BNP leadership considers September as the final stage of mass campaign ahead of the party’s final movement to topple the government. As part of this, the party will hold a rally in Dhaka on Friday and youth road marches…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 2, 2023Prime minister and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call to the nation to stay alert against any move to destroy the electoral system, saying that the BNP again wants to play foul with the people’s voting rights and destroy the country, reports BSS. “Election is not their (BNP’s) concern as they are again out to play ducks and drakes with the voting rights of the…