Desk Report: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that freedom of the media is essential in a democratic state. But for the past 16-17 years, fascist rule has been established in the country and voices of dissent have been suppressed. Those media outlets that have brokered fascism and justified disappearances and murders have no right to survive. He said these things as the chief guest at the multimedia inauguration ceremony of Dainik Barta at the National Press Club in the capital today, Saturday. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said,…
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Delaying elections will increase crisis: Amir Khusro
Desk Report: BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has urged to restore democracy through early elections to overcome the current crisis in the country. He said that delaying the elections will increase the crisis. He said this at a seminar at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) auditorium in the capital’s Eskaton on Saturday. The seminar titled ‘Reforms and Elections: National Unity in Perspective’ was organized by Democracy Dias Bangladesh. Amir Khasru said, ‘For the last 15-16 years, an unrepresentative government has been running the…
Read MorePR means ‘permanent restlessness’: Salahuddin
Desk Report: BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has termed PR as ‘permanent restlessness’. He said that if elections are held under PR (Proportional Representation) system, the country’s political stability will be disrupted. After the introduction of PR in different countries of the world, it has been seen that it has taken a long time to form a government. In some places, the government was formed after a year or a year and a half. Again, after the formation of the government, it was not sustainable. The government collapsed within…
Read MoreAn Islamist party in the country is working to appease the AL: Rizvi
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…
Read MoreBNP 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…
Read MoreBNP 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…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreInterview 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…
Read MoreNational Assembly elections: Seat sharing under discussion
Desk Report: The 13th National Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in mid-February next year. Ahead of the elections, the two major parties, BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, have taken opposing positions on several issues, including the proportional representation (PR) system. The dispute has erupted on the streets as no solution has been reached at the negotiating table. Jamaat-e-Islami has already taken to the field with like-minded people to create pressure on five demands, including the PR system. However, analysts say that the reason behind the dispute and the program is…
Read MorePolitical leaders at the airport to attend the UN General Assembly
Desk Report: Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus is going to New York, USA to attend the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations. Leaders of various political parties are accompanying him on this visit. The Chief Advisor has six representatives from BNP, Jamaat and NCP as his entourage. Five of them are going to the United States on the same flight. They are already staying at the VVIP lounge of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, the Chief Advisor’s press wing said. He is scheduled to leave Dhaka with his entourage on…
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