BNP ready to restore stability, dignity and progress: Mirza Fakhrul

Desk Report: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, ‘BNP is ready to restore stability, dignity and progress. Now is the time for BNP.’ He made this comment in a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday. In the post, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir wrote, ‘BNP has done it before, it can do it again. We have experience and a history of success. After Hasina’s destruction, Bangladesh will not be able to tolerate any more experiments. This country is not a test tube or laboratory. Bangladesh wants tested…

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NCP requests EC to amend provisions for Shapla symbol

Desk Report: The National Citizens Party (NCP) has requested the Election Commission to amend the Rules of Conduct, 2008 to allocate the symbol of the lotus, white lotus or red lotus. The party sent this request to the Senior Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat through an e-mail on Wednesday. The application signed by NCP convener Nahid Islam said, “Since its inception as a political party, our delegation has been regularly exchanging views, meeting and maintaining communication with the Election Commission. Since April, the NCP delegation has been participating in…

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BNP has no alliance with Awami League allies: Rizvi

Desk Report: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has urged party leaders and workers to be cautious about their allies, saying that ‘BNP has no alliance’ with them. He said that Awami League and its allies are taking advantage of impunity at home and abroad. The conspiracy, blueprint and master plan are not over yet. Everyone must keep an eye on those who were with and are cooperating with Awami League so that they do not change sides. Rizvi said these things to journalists after paying homage at…

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New York incident makes AL’s future more uncertain: Amir Khasru

Desk Report: BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the harassment incident in New York has made the future of the Awami League even more uncertain. He made this comment in response to a question from reporters after a program at the Mother and Child General Hospital and Medical College in Agrabad, Chittagong city, on Wednesday. Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said, “After being defeated politically and fleeing, what else do they have to do except these things? That’s what they will do, right? There is nothing…

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AL will not be able to participate in any elections: Sarjis

Desk Report: AL will not be able to participate in any elections: Sarjis ‘No Awami League party will be able to participate in the elections due to the genocide in the 24th uprising. We are moving towards that process,’ said Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer of the northern region of the National Citizens Party (NCP). He made this comment at the coordination meeting of the Sunamganj district and upazila committees of the NCP at the Shaheed Muktijoddha Jagatjyoti Public Library Hall in Sunamganj on Wednesday afternoon. Sarjis Alam said, ‘The…

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Interview published in Indian newspaper under Mirza Fakhrul’s name is false and fabricated: BNP

Desk Report: Interview published in Indian newspaper under Mirza Fakhrul’s name is false and fabricated: BNP BNP has said that the interview of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir recently published in the Kolkata-based Bengali newspaper ‘Ai Samoy’ in India is false and fabricated. This reaction was expressed in a statement signed by BNP’s Joint Secretary Taiful Islam Tipu on Wednesday. The statement said that a baseless news was published that BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir had recently given an interview to the Kolkata-based Bengali daily newspaper ‘Ai Samoy’ in…

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This generation was not afraid of Hasina’s bullet, there is no question of being afraid of eggs: Akhtar

Desk Report: NCP member secretary Akhtar Hossain has commented that there is nothing to fear about the egg-throwing incident at the US airport. He said that this generation was not afraid of the bullets thrown by Hasina. There is no question of them being afraid of the eggs thrown by them. Akhtar Hossain can be heard saying this in a video circulated on the Facebook page of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Diaspora Alliance on Tuesday (September 23). He also made a post about it on his own Facebook. Akhtar…

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Egg-throwing at Akhtar: Arrested Jubo League leader released on bail

Desk Report: Jubo League leader Mizanur Rahman, who was arrested on charges of throwing eggs at Akhtar Hossain, a member secretary of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), who was in Dr. Yunus’ delegation to New York to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, has been released on bail. Washington Jubo League President Saiful Islam confirmed to the media that he was released on bail at 9 pm local time on Tuesday (September 23). After his release, he spoke in front of local leaders and activists. Earlier,…

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Administration officials involved in attack on Akhtar-Zara: Nahid Islam

Desk Report: The party’s convener, Nahid Islam, has alleged that ‘administration officials are involved’ in the attack on National Citizens Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain and senior joint member secretary Tasnim Zara at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, USA. He made this allegation at an emergency press conference at the NCP’s temporary office at Rupayan Trade Center in Bangla Motor in the capital on Tuesday. Nahid Islam said, ‘Akhtar Hossain and Tasnim Zara were attacked and reprimanded while leaving the airport in New York. Earlier, Mahfuz…

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Jubo League activist arrested for egging Akhtar

Desk Report: The New York Police Department (NYPD) has arrested Jubo League activist Mizanur Rahman for allegedly throwing eggs at Akhtar Hossain, a member secretary of the National Citizens Party (NCP), who was accompanying the interim government’s chief advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus. He is also accused of attempting to stab a BNP activist. The incident took place at around 5 pm on Monday (September 22) at Terminal 4 of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Witnesses said that Jubo League activist Mizanur threw eggs at Akhtar Hossain, the chief…

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