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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Regional security could be threatened if elections are not held in February: Salahuddin
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…
Read MoreFakhrul, 70 others acquitted in another sabotage case
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…
Read MoreState and university authorities want to implement master plan together: Rizvi
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…
Read MoreIf BNP comes to power, it will make timely laws for animal safety: Tarique Rahman
Desk Reports : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that if BNP comes to power, it will enact timely laws for the safety of animals. He made these comments virtually at a discussion meeting at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in the capital on Saturday (September 13) afternoon. Tarique Rahman said, ‘Just as democracy has a relationship with human rights, so has the relationship between the rights of animals and wild animals with the ecosystem. If democracy and integrity are established in state politics, the ecosystem will be safe…
Read MoreInternational pressure must be created against Israeli settlement expansion plan: Tarique Rahman
Desk Reports: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has strongly condemned the settlement expansion plan of the occupying Israeli army in the West Bank of Palestine. He has called on the international community to stop this plan. Tarique Rahman said this on his verified Facebook page today, Friday (September 12). In a Facebook post, Tarique Rahman said that Bangladeshis in different parts of the world have always expressed solidarity against the colonialist violent oppression and attempts to annihilate the Palestinian people. He commented that Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued racism and aggression against…
Read MoreBNP’s Professional Council Committee Dissolved
Desk Reports: The existing convening committee of the BNP’s Bangladesh Sammilit Peshajibi Parishad has been dissolved. The organization’s last committee was led by convener Professor Dr. ZM Zahid Hossain and member secretary Quader Gani Chowdhury. The matter was confirmed in a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday (September 1). The release said that the existing convening committee has been dissolved and a preparatory committee has been formed consisting of the following leaders to organize the conference and council of the Bangladesh…
Read MoreDefeated fugitive forces are lurking waiting for opportunities: Tarique Rahman
Desk Reports : Defeated fugitive forces are lurking waiting for opportunities: Tarique Rahman BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that the defeated fugitive forces are waiting for an opportunity ahead of the national elections. In this situation, he has called on the anti-fascist forces to avoid practicing illegal politics and walk the path of elections with caution. Tarique Rahman said these words while virtually joining a discussion meeting at the Engineers Institution Auditorium in the capital on Sunday afternoon. BNP organized this meeting on the occasion of the party’s…
Read MoreKhaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman’s struggle embodies the spirit of Kazi Nazrul: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman have been carrying on their struggle by embodying the spirit of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. He said that he was also the inspiration for national movements and struggles, including the mass uprising. He said this after paying tribute to the poet at his tomb on the premises of Dhaka University on Wednesday (August 27) on the 49th death anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Rizvi said that the main motto…
Read MoreAppeal hearing against the verdict to abolish the caretaker government system on October 21
Desk Reports : Appeal hearing against the verdict to abolish the caretaker government system on October 21 The appeal hearing against the verdict to abolish the caretaker government system has been set for October 21. The seven-member Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Refat Ahmed passed the order after a review hearing today, Wednesday. The order was given after granting leave (allowing the appeal) after hearing the petition seeking review of the verdict given to the Appellate Division 14 years ago to abolish the caretaker government system. At the…
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