Tag: Awami League

Tofail Ahmed’s condition ‘critical’

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Desk Report: Tofail Ahmed, a student leader of the 1960s, organizer of the 1969 mass uprising and the 1971 Liberation War, a senior leader of the Awami League and former minister, is still alive. However, his condition is ‘critical’, according to his daughter’s son-in-law Dr. Towhiduzzaman. Towhiduzzaman told Ajker newspaper after 11 pm on Saturday (October 4), ‘His condition deteriorated around 8 pm; his pressure and pulse had decreased. It has settled down again. His condition is critical. It has deteriorated more than before. But he is still alive.’ Meanwhile,…

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There is no option but to ban AL: Sargis

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Desk Report: The Awami League party will be banned through legal process and there is no other option but to do so, said Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer of the National Citizens Party (NCP) in the northern region. He made these comments while talking to reporters while visiting the Durga Puja pavilion in Maligaon Tentultala in Atwari upazila of Panchagarh on Wednesday. Sarjis Alam said that being deprived of the Shapla symbol despite fulfilling all the legal qualifications is unfair and discriminatory. He alleged that if the Election Commission follows…

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The party that is champion in corruption is also champion in looting stones and sand before coming to power: Rafiqul Islam Khan

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Desk Report: A party that has been a champion in corruption for 5 consecutive years has now become a champion in looting stones and sand before coming to power, said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami‘s Assistant Secretary General Rafiqul Islam Khan. He said that the party has become the owner of the country after August 5. Rafiqul Islam Khan said these things while speaking as the chief guest at the Dhaka-6 all-level Ulama-Mashaykh gathering organized by Dhaka Metropolitan South Jamaat at Zahir Raihan Cultural Center in Gendaria, the capital, on Saturday (September 27).…

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Sohel Taj wanted to go to the US, but was turned away from the airport

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Desk Report: Tajuddin Ahmed’s son and former State Minister for Home Affairs Tanzim Ahmed Sohel Taj was stopped at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on his way to the United States. He was turned back by immigration last Wednesday. A senior officer of the Special Branch (SB) of the police confirmed the matter on Friday night. Sohel Taj was elected as a Member of Parliament from Gazipur-4 (Kapasia) constituency in the 2001 elections during the previous Awami League government. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 2008 and took charge…

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Akhtar files lawsuit in US over Kennedy Airport incident

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Desk Report: National Citizens Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain has filed a case against Awami League workers in connection with the attack and egg-throwing incident in New York. Akhtar Hossain filed the case at the Port Authority Police Department police station next to John F. Kennedy Airport at 1 am on Wednesday (11 am Bangladesh time on Thursday) local time in New York. Akhtar gave this information in a video message on the NCP’s official Facebook page today (September 25). In the video message, Akhtar Hossain said, “After the…

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An Islamist party in the country is working to appease the AL: Rizvi

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Desk Report: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that an Islamist party in the country is working to satisfy the Awami League. He made this comment at a press conference at the party’s central office in Nayapaltan in the capital on Thursday (September 25). Rizvi said, “I have always felt that an Islamist political party in our country is working to satisfy the Awami League. They got the opportunity to do politics in this country from Shaheed Ziaur Rahman. They were a banned party. Shaheed Zia…

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Chhatra League procession in front of Police Commissioner’s office in Chittagong

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Desk Report: The banned organization Chhatra League held a quick procession with a banner in front of the Police Commissioner’s office in Chittagong city. Leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliate organizations were also present at the time. This quick procession was held in front of the Police Lines and CMP offices in Dampara in the city at around 10:30 am on Wednesday. A 48-second video of the procession was later shared on various social media platforms including the Awami League’s Facebook page. Eyewitnesses to the incident…

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BNP has no alliance with Awami League allies: Rizvi

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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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244 arrested during AL’s attempted flash rally in the capital

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Desk Report: 244 arrested during AL’s attempted flash rally in the capital Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 244 leaders and activists of Awami League and its affiliated organizations during an attempt to hold a flash procession of the banned Awami League in the capital. 14 cocktails and seven banners have been recovered from the arrested persons. ‎DMP Additional Police Commissioner (Crime and Operations) SN Md. Nazrul Islam gave this information at a press conference at the DMP Media Center on Wednesday (September 24) afternoon. 244 arrested during AL’s attempted…

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

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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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