Nahid Islam, an adviser to the interim government, thinks BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, by his demand for a neutral government, actually wants another controversial 1/11-styled government
The main responsibility of the interim government is to restore the people's right to vote by holding a neutral election after completing necessary electoral reforms, he added
Addressing an election rally in Seraikela, he also said a law would be brought to prevent transfer of land to "infiltrators" after their marriage to local tribal women.
Unless the interim government issues a roadmap to the next election in two to three months, the BNP may take to the streets in March or April next year, say top leaders of the party.
The BNP leader said this government lacks political desire, as its head has clearly stated he has no political ambitions
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir believes the Awami League should neither be barred from the national election nor be banned as a “fascist political party”, as both actions would undermine democratic practices.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has blamed the BNP for undermining national interests by fostering hostile relations with India
Says EC additional secretary
Ferry services between Shimulia and Banglabazar were suspended for over two hours yesterday morning when a motorcade of the BNP was supposed to go across the Padma river.
A court in Narail issued arrest warrants for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and party standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy yesterday.
A clash occurred between BNP activists and police in front of the city’s Jatiya Press Club yesterday around noon during BNP’s protest against the decision to revoke the gallantry award given to late president Ziaur Rahman.
Left-leaning Workers Party of Bangladesh, a major part of the ruling alliance, yesterday expressed disappointment at the country’s current election system, including the use of EVM, and over AL’s “softer stance” towards religious political parties, at the party’s central committee meeting held virtually yesterday.
A mobile court has jailed a local Jubo League leader and two of his associates for different terms for threatening mayoral candidates in tomorrow’s Jibannagar municipality polls in Chuadanga.
A Chuadanga Awami League leader has taught his fellow party leaders and activists a “trick” of winning the Alamdanga Municipality mayoral polls.
A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to ban the broadcast of Al Jazeera, a Qatar based news cannel, in Bangladesh.
Editors Guild Bangladesh, an organisation of editors, yesterday said Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera has aired the report “All the Prime Minister’s Men” to serve “special political purposes”, without following ethics and regulations of journalism.
Nearly 26 months after joining the party, Reza Kibria resigned from Gonoforum and its post of general secretary.
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday unveiled a memorial plaque in Kolkata for West Bengal journalists Dipak Bandopadhyay and Surajit Ghoshal who sacrificed their lives during Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
