Category: Politic

Mirza Abbas, 29 others acquitted in sabotage case

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Desk Report: Mirza Abbas, 29 others acquitted in sabotage case The case filed against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas and Vice Chairman Barkatullah Bulu, including 29 others, on charges of sabotage at the capital’s Ramna Police Station a decade ago has been withdrawn. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Wahiduzzaman ordered the withdrawal of the case on Monday (September 15) following the state’s application. The court also acquitted Mirza Abbas and Barkatullah Bulu, including 29 others. Notable among the others who were acquitted are – BNP Publicity Secretary Sultan Salauddin…

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BNP has nominated disabled people in the past and will continue to do so in the future: Amir Khasru

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Desk Report: BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said, ‘Our party has nominated you (the disabled) in the past and will do so in the future. We want to run the state together with everyone like you.’ He said this as the chief guest at a three-day program titled ‘Peace-Building Disabled Advocate Training’ held at the office of ‘Bangladesh Protibandhi Kalyan Samity’ adjacent to Dakshinkhan Bazar in the capital today (September 15). Responding to journalists’ questions about elections under the PR system, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said, ‘Each…

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Noor leaves hospital

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Desk Report: President of the People’s Rights Council and former VP of DUCSU, Nurul Haque Nur, has been discharged from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). He left the hospital at around 4:45 pm today, Monday (September 15). Director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Brigadier General Md. Asaduzzaman, confirmed the matter. The director said that Nurul Haque Nur has been discharged as per the decision of the medical board as his physical condition has improved. He left the hospital in the afternoon. When he was brought to the hospital on the…

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Murderer Hasina will be tried in a way that all standard laws in the world will accept: Sarjis Alam

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Desk Report: The trial of Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister ousted in the student uprising and accused of crimes against humanity, will be ‘in a manner that all the world’s standard laws will accept it,’ said Sarjis Alam, chief organizer (northern region) of the National Citizens Party (NCP). He made this comment at a discussion meeting at the Econo Kumin Center around 6 pm local time on Sunday, Japan. The meeting was organized by the NCP Diaspora Alliance. Sarjis said, ‘The trial of the murderer Hasina will be in a…

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Former State Minister for Home Affairs Babar meets with Home Affairs Advisor

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Desk Report: Former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar met with Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He went to the Secretariat on Sunday (September 14) afternoon. Later, he spoke to reporters. Lutfuzzaman Babar went to the Home Ministry after a long 17 years and six months. There, he expressed his concerns about some issues in the meeting with the Home Affairs Advisor. When asked about what kind of concerns, the former State Minister said that Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina, who had fled to…

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Next election will be fair, impartial and acceptable only if based on July Charter: Jamaat

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Desk Report: Jamaat Secretary General Hamidur Rahman Azad believes that the next election will be fair, impartial and acceptable only if it is held on the basis of the July Charter. Highlighting two ways for the party to implement the charter, he said, one is a Provisional Constitutional Order. There is a precedent for this in the past. Another is a referendum. It also has a history in the country. If the parties cannot agree, the people will vote through a referendum. Azad said this at a meeting of the…

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Regional security could be threatened if elections are not held in February: Salahuddin

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Desk Report: Reforms, trials and elections are in no way related to each other, said Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the BNP standing committee. He said, “Reforms will continue like reforms, it is a continuous process. Time limits cannot be set for trials, otherwise it will be unfair. It will continue, no matter which government comes. But elections cannot be made conditional. If elections are not held in February, there may be a threat to regional security.” He said these things at the National Consensus Commission meeting held on Sunday…

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Fakhrul, 70 others acquitted in another sabotage case

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Desk Report: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and 70 others have been acquitted in a case filed under the Special Powers Act on charges of setting fire to motorcycles and creating havoc in the capital’s Shahbagh police station area. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Judge Sabbir Faiz acquitted them on Sunday (September 14). Notable among those who have been acquitted are BNP Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman, Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Joint Secretary…

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State and university authorities want to implement master plan together: Rizvi

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Desk Report: Regarding the student union elections in universities, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that the state and university authorities are trying to implement a master plan together. He said this at a discussion meeting and prayer meeting at the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday (September 14). Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said, “Whether a deep blueprint is being prepared by the state and university authorities to eradicate nationalist forces or not – this has become a matter of concern for people today. The state…

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Popularity or strategy—Shibir’s victory in DUCSU in discussion

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Desk Report: In the context of the change of power after the July coup, an unprecedented incident took place in the Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU) elections. DUCSU, where the student organization of the party opposing Bangladesh’s independence never had a place, is now almost under the control of the Islami Chhatra Shibir. The Jamaat-e-Islami student organization won most of the posts, including the VP. On the other hand, the Chhatra Dal won DUCSU in the elections after the mass uprising in the 1990s, but the BNP student organization…

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