Finds govt probe; transport sector now controlled mostly by BNP-linked influentials
The fluttering red and green never fails to inspire pride and joy.
The interim government is re-verifying the background of 100 individuals who passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service examinations and were recommended for police cadre jobs.
With an almost decimated opposition and farcical elections, a party nomination from the ruling Awami League was as good as a seat in the parliament.
The government on around a dozen occasions has backtracked on its decisions during its two months in office, casting doubts about its resolve.
Durga Puja, an annual Hindu festival, celebrates the divine force “Shakti” embodied in Goddess Durga. This year, Mahalaya falls on 2 October, marking the start of Devi Paksha. Durga arrives on 3 October by palanquin, considered inauspicious, and departs on 12 October by horse.
An overarching sense of frustration, apprehension, and opportunism prevails over the police force, rendering it virtually dysfunctional.
Police might give the BNP permission to hold the grand rally at its desired Nayapaltan venue at the last moment, but opposition activists will not be allowed anywhere else on the streets.
The Awami League is fully prepared to prevent the BNP from resorting to violence centring the October 28 rally, ruling party leaders said.
Some major Islamist parties and organisations are planning to intensify their street agitation to force the government to step down and hold the election under a neutral government.
Awami League and law enforcement agencies will use all possible means to “drive out” BNP from the streets if the opposition party tries to stage any sit-ins or blockades after its scheduled grand rally in the capital on October 28, police and Awami League sources have said.
Breaking away from its age-old tradition, the Awami League is going to introduce online collection and submission of its nomination forms for the upcoming national election slated for January.
The ruling Awami League is set to launch a social media campaign portraying Sheikh Hasina as the only leader who as a prime minister can tackle the challenges the country may face going forward.
The Awami League will make an all-out effort to bring voters to the polling centres to ensure a healthy turnout in the upcoming national polls, as it believes an election with high turnout will be acceptable to the international community.
The ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday threatened to pour uranium on the heads of BNP leaders to calm them
As some major Islamist parties have made the primary decision to boycott the forthcoming national election, another group of little-known Islamist parties are planning to counter the move by fielding candidates in all 300 constituencies, multiple sources have confirmed.
A section of officials in the administration and police have a feeling of unease over the US visa curbs, but they would not publicly admit it.
