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Samyabadi Dal (ML) welcomes BNP’s 27-point campaign

report in Prothom Alo , Dec 22, 2022Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal (ML) on Wednesday welcomed the BNP-announced 27-point programme for ‘the repair of the state’ and termed the move as time-befitting, reports UNB. In a statement, signed by Kazi Mustafa Kamal, a member of the party’s Politburo, however, said no provision was made regarding the poor condition of the country’s rivers and the outcry of 30 million people on the banks of the Teesta River for…

Govt sends letters to foreign missions over arrest of Fakhrul, Abbas, Naya Paltan incident

report in Prothom Alo, Dec 13 2022The government has sent letters to the foreign missions in Dhaka explaining the reasons of arresting opposition BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its standing committee member Mirza Abbas. The letter also explained the reasons of the clash between police and the leaders and activists of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party in front of the party’s headquarters at Naya Paltan in the capital on 7 December. The letters…

BNP MPs on way to JS to hand in resignation

Report in The Daily Star online, Dec 11, 2022 at 10:51 AMThe BNP lawmakers are on the way to the parliament to submit resignation letters to the Speaker. Talking to The Daily Star around 10:30am, BNP lawmaker Rumeen Farhana, said, “If you look at our 10-point demands, you will find the number one demand is that the parliament has to be dissolved. “So, if we don’t resign, how it would be dissolved. This is just…

Resignation of BNP MPs won’t make the parliament defunct: Quader

report in Prothom Alo, Dec 11, 2022Awami League general secretary Obiadul Quader has said the parliament would not become defunct if BNP lawmakers resign as the ruling party has massive majority in the House. His comment came in the wake of announcement of the BNP lawmakers that they would resign from the parliament. The seven MPs made the announcement from the BNP’s mass rally in Dhaka on Saturday. Terming the decision as ‘wrong’, AL general…

BNP rally: Golapbagh venue filled to the brim

Report in The Daily Star, Dec 10, 2022Thousands of BNP leaders and activists have been pouring in Golapbagh field where the BNP is set to hold its divisional rally today. Photo: Dipan NandyThousands of BNP leaders and activists have been pouring in Golapbagh field where the BNP is set to hold its divisional rally today. Although the mass rally will begin at 11:00am, Golapbagh ground and its surrounding areas are filled with thousands of people…

BNP to announce plans to oust govt on December 10, says Khandaker Mosharraf

report in The Daily Star, Nov 29, 2022BNP will announce a set of programmes during its December 10 rally to ensure that the government steps down, said BNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain yesterday. He made the remarks while addressing a roundtable titled “Strengthening Democracy in Bangladesh and the Role of International Community”, held at Jatiya Press Club. Mosharraf said, “The government will see a mass uprising and united movement. It will be ousted…

Now AL plans to flaunt strength

by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Oct 24, 2022As the recent BNP rallies drew huge crowds in different cities, the Awami League is now preparing to hold rallies and other programmes across the country from next month apparently to show its strength. In November, the ruling party will hold councils in eight districts followed by rallies in the towns, said AL insiders. Apart from this, the government is likely to open 100 new…

The Hindu question in Bangladesh

By Afsan Chowdhury  in Dhaka Courier This year, Durga Puja in Bangladesh was one of the more violent ones as mandaps all over the country faced various forms of violence and intimidation. Although the Prime Minister thanked law enforcement agencies for ensuring a peaceful environment, the facts seem otherwise. Her statement that everyone in Bangladesh is at liberty to practice their own religion, rings hollow. Six cops were suspended in Sunamganj for attacking Hindu devotees…