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BNP will soon give ‘green signal’ to one candidate in each seat: Salahuddin

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Desk Report: BNP will soon give ‘green signal’ to one candidate in each seat: Salahuddin BNP is selecting candidates ahead of the 13th National Assembly elections, said Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the party’s standing committee. He said this while talking to reporters at his residence in Gulshan in the capital on Friday. Salahuddin Ahmed said, “BNP is a large democratic and liberal political party. We have multiple qualified candidates in each seat. There are about 10 to 12 candidates in many seats. Now we are systematically selecting candidates. Soon,…

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Jamaat ‘will not take responsibility’ for Tarique Monowar’s statement

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Desk Report: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has completely denied its involvement in the recent controversial statement made by Islamic speaker Tariq Monowar about the scholars of Darse Nezami. The party says that the Islamic speaker’s statement is entirely ‘his own’. The attempt to place the responsibility for it on Jamaat-e-Islami is ‘sad and unwelcome’. Jamaat’s Assistant Secretary General Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair made these remarks in a statement sent to the media on Tuesday. In it, he said, ‘A few days ago, Maulana Tariq Monowar gave a speech involving the scholars of Darse…

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BNP says candidate list spread on Facebook is ‘fake’

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Desk Report: BNP says candidate list spread on Facebook is ‘fake’ Ahead of the 13th National Assembly elections, a list of BNP candidates that has been circulated on social media platform Facebook has been termed as ‘fake and fabricated’ by the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. In a press release sent to the media on Tuesday afternoon, he said, ‘I, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, hereby inform the leaders and activists of all levels of BNP, including the general public, that a self-serving…

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Argentine Ambassador meets Jamaat Ameer

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Desk Report: Argentine Ambassador meets Jamaat Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman met with Argentine Ambassador to Dhaka Marcelo Carlos Sessa. The meeting was held at Jamaat’s Bashundhara office today, Tuesday, in the presence of Assistant Secretary General Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair and Jamaat Ameer’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Professor Dr. Mahmudul Hasan. Argentine Ambassador meets Jamaat A press release sent by Jamaat’s Publicity Department said that in the meeting, they discussed the overall situation prevailing in Bangladesh and bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Argentina, investment, international relations and other matters of…

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Religious festivals will not be allowed to fall victim to political manipulation: Hasnat Abdullah

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Desk Report: National Citizens Party (NCP) Southern Region Chief Organizer Hasnat Abdullah has said that religious festivals will not be allowed to fall prey to political manipulation. He said this in a post on his verified Facebook ID on Monday. In a post addressed to the countrymen, Hasnat Abdullah said, “The biggest festival of Hindu brothers and sisters has started from Sunday: the festival of Durga Puja. As you know, during the past fascist era, an atmosphere of fear and anxiety was created in our society around this festival. We…

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PR means ‘permanent restlessness’: Salahuddin

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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…

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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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Administration officials involved in attack on Akhtar-Zara: Nahid Islam

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Desk Report: The party’s convener, Nahid Islam, has alleged that ‘administration officials are involved’ in the attack on National Citizens Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain and senior joint member secretary Tasnim Zara at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, USA. He made this allegation at an emergency press conference at the NCP’s temporary office at Rupayan Trade Center in Bangla Motor in the capital on Tuesday. Nahid Islam said, ‘Akhtar Hossain and Tasnim Zara were attacked and reprimanded while leaving the airport in New York. Earlier, Mahfuz…

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Street protests amid discussions not good for democracy: Mirza Fakhrul

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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.…

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Chinese Ambassador pays courtesy call on Jamaat Ameer

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Desk Report: Chinese Ambassador pays courtesy call on Jamaat Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has received a courtesy call from Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen. The meeting was held at Jamaat-e-Islami’s Bashundhara office on Tuesday. This information was given in a press release sent by Jamaat-e-Islami‘s Publicity Department. Chinese Ambassador pays courtesy call on Jamaat Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami’s Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Parwar, Assistant Secretary General Advocate Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair and Director of the Political Section of the Chinese Embassy Zhang Jing were also present during the meeting.…

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