About $18 billion to $20 billion was laundered abroad during the Awami League regime, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.
A clash erupted between two factions of Awami League over establishing dominance in Chabbishpara area under Jazira upazila of Shariatpur.
The army has dismissed Hasnat's explosive statement about its chief's suggestion of rehabilitating a refined Awami League
The interim government must take immediate measures to ban Awami League and hold trials over the mass killings during the July uprising, Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser (Southern Region) of National Citizen Party, has said
The BNP leader called for justice to be served to money launderers, killers
He urged people from all walks of life to remain restrained, vigilant, and united
Meanwhile, protests take place at DU overnight to ban Awami League
Acknowledging mistakes is not a sign of weakness; it is a prerequisite for political rehabilitation.
His absence had little to do with form or age. Off-field turmoil pulled him away. When the Awami League government fell on August 5, the political landscape shifted. Shakib, associated with the ruling party, was caught in the storm. The writing was on the wall.
The "peace and development rally" organised by Jubo League's Dhaka south unit started around 2:30pm in the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue.
The ruling Awami League announced today that the party will hold "peace rallies" across the country tomorrow.
It seems all the opposition forces are becoming active ahead of the national election.
It is quite perplexing why the government seems set to repeat the measures that led to horrifying consequences between December 7 and 11 in 2022.
A number of controversial decisions, actions and statements of the EC itself has put it in this situation.
With only a few months left till the election, we still have no idea what AL’s and BNP’s manifestos will reveal
One cannot help but note that Quader had a brazen attitude and lacked any embarrassment about the vitriol his party had been spewing against the US for quite some time now.
Is that how democracy works for us?
It is hard to discard the notion that politics played no part in this decision from the government.
The ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP remain at odds over the polls-time administration.
