Desk Report: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said, ‘Bangladesh is becoming the most important for the nationalist party, these are the people of Bangladesh. We have to be with these people, we have to be by the side of the people, we have to keep the people by our side. You have to ensure this at any cost.’ He also said, ‘No one should be able to achieve personal interests by using the name of the party, by using the name of BNP.’ Tarique Rahman said these things in his…
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Those 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 MoreChhatra Shibir will take legal action if BNP leader Nilufa does not apologize
Desk Report: Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has strongly condemned and protested the statement of BNP leader Nilufar Chowdhury Moni blaming Chhatra Shibir for the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad, calling it a lie. The party said that legal action will be taken against her if she does not withdraw her statement and apologize. This was stated in a joint protest message by the party’s central president Zahidul Islam and Secretary General Nurul Islam Saddam on Saturday (September 20). In a statement, Zahidul Islam and Secretary General Nurul Islam said,…
Read MoreTo make the revolution successful, the organization needs to be strengthened, says Mirza Fakhrul at Badruddin Umar’s memorial service
Desk Report: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has emphasized on strengthening the organization to make the revolution successful. He said, ‘I think a revolution is successful only when there is a strong organization. The main reason for the disappointment that has come today is the lack of organization. If there is no revolutionary organization, then there is no revolution.’ He said these words at the condolence meeting organized at the Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Auditorium of Bangla Academy on Friday afternoon to commemorate the passing away of writer,…
Read MoreStreet protests amid discussions not good for democracy: Mirza Fakhrul
Desk Report: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir believes that the ongoing street protests by seven parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, are creating unnecessary pressure. He said, “I think there was no need for it. The meaning of such a program is to create unnecessary pressure during discussions; which is not good for democracy.” Mirza Fakhrul told reporters at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Thursday evening after returning home from Singapore. He went to Singapore with his wife Rahat Ara Begum for medical treatment on September 10.…
Read MoreBNP has dismissed and expelled more than 7,000 members: Tarique Rahman
Desk Report: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said that organizational action has been taken against more than 7,000 members of his party based on various allegations. He made this known in a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday morning. In the post, Tarique Rahman wrote, “Organizational action has already been taken against more than 7,000 party members based on various allegations. Some have been removed from their posts for corruption, extortion and misconduct, while many have been expelled from the party.” He said, “It was not easy to…
Read MoreDiscipline is not a weakness, it is our strength: Tarique Rahman to leaders and activists
Desk Report: BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has given a strong message to leaders and activists ahead of the national elections to be held in February next year. Reiterating his tough stance against corruption, he said that the party will not tolerate corruption, extortion and misconduct. He gave this message in a post on his verified Facebook page this Thursday morning. In the post, Tarique Rahman said that organizational action has already been taken against more than 7,000 party members based on various allegations. Some have been removed from their…
Read MoreFakhrul, Taher, and 4 politicians accompany chief advisor to UN
Desk Report: Fakhrul, Taher, and 4 politicians accompany chief advisor to UN The interim government’s chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is going to New York on Monday (September 22) to attend the UN General Assembly. This time, the government has included four political leaders in the list of the chief advisor’s entourage. Among them are two from BNP, one from Jamaat and a leader from Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP). Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Towhid Hossain gave this information at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital…
Read MoreMirza Abbas, 29 others acquitted in sabotage case
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…
Read MoreBNP has nominated disabled people in the past and will continue to do so in the future: Amir Khasru
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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