Desk Report: Rashed Khan, General Secretary of the People’s Rights Council, said, “I don’t think it would be wrong to call Hefazat-e-Islam a major political force in Bangladesh. You (Hefazat-e-Islam) say that you are apolitical; but you control the politics of Bangladesh to a large extent. No matter who comes to power in Bangladesh, no matter who does politics, politics cannot be done in Bangladesh without Hefazat-e-Islam.” He said these things to the leaders and activists of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh at the national conference organized by the Shaikhul Hadith Parishad at…
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Salahuddin questions Jamaat over election if it is so confident of being the government party
Desk Report: At a rally held in Chittagong city on Friday, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Chittagong region director Muhammad Shahjahan said that Jamaat-e-Islami will be the government party, and BNP will have to join the opposition. Criticizing his statement, BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said to Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday, “Brothers, have you decided whether BNP will join the opposition or let the people decide? When you are so confident that you will be the government party, why don’t you come to the elections? Why are you trying to disrupt the elections with…
Read MoreThose who tortured BNP are finished: Mirza Fakhrul
Desk Report: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, ‘We are the party that did not fly and sit down. We came to this Bangladesh by fighting and struggling.’ He said, ‘BNP is the party that is like a phoenix bird. Many attempts have been made to destroy BNP, to break BNP, but no one has been able to break BNP. Those who tortured, tortured, disappeared, killed—they are the ones who are finished. They are the ones who have fled.’ Mirza Fakhrul said these things in…
Read MoreTrump administration to sell $6.4 billion worth of weapons to Israel
Desk Report: The Donald Trump administration has sought congressional approval for a $6.4 billion military equipment and weapons sale to Israel, Reuters reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. The proposal, which was submitted to Congress on Friday (September 19), comes as the Israeli military has stepped up its offensive in Gaza City, bombarding Hamas infrastructure and forcing displaced Palestinians to flee. The news comes as world leaders gather in New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly, where a high-level Security Council meeting on Gaza…
Read MoreWinter is coming to the north, dense fog in Panchagarh in mid-autumn
Desk Report: It is autumn according to the six seasons. Winter is still about three months away. But in the meantime, in Panchagarh, the northernmost district of the country, the nature of the morning was covered with a thick blanket of fog this Saturday. Drivers had to drive vehicles with headlights on from dawn until at least 10 am. According to Jitendranath Roy, officer-in-charge of Tentulia Meteorological Observatory, this is a sign of the arrival of winter. The lowest temperature recorded this morning was 25 degrees Celsius. As a result,…
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