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Awami league rule: Up to $20b loan money laundered

About $18 billion to $20 billion was laundered abroad during the Awami League regime, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday.

AL factional clash erupts again in Shariatpur's Jazira

A clash erupted between two factions of Awami League over establishing dominance in Chabbishpara area under Jazira upazila of Shariatpur.

Hasnat’s claim ‘laughable’, says army: Netra News report

The army has dismissed Hasnat's explosive statement about its chief's suggestion of rehabilitating a refined Awami League

Govt must take measures to ban AL: Hasnat

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

'If led by non-criminals, why can't Awami League be in politics?' asks Rizvi

The BNP leader called for justice to be served to money launderers, killers

People won't accept rehabilitation of Awami League: Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur

He urged people from all walks of life to remain restrained, vigilant, and united

Hasnat posts on Facebook about ‘refined Awami League’ proposal

Meanwhile, protests take place at DU overnight to ban Awami League

Awami League's downfall and the politics of cognitive dissonance

Acknowledging mistakes is not a sign of weakness; it is a prerequisite for political rehabilitation.

Stranded at the non-striker’s end / Shakib’s Champions Trophy love affair ends in bitter silence

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.

February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023

The frontrunners for AL's presidential nomination

Party sources said the decision is likely to be finalised in today's parliamentary party meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad at 7:30pm.

January 31, 2023
January 31, 2023

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January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023

Special treatment for AL is the new norm

Can a political party – regardless of whether they are in power or in opposition – use public property to attend a party rally?

January 20, 2023
January 20, 2023

AL abuzz with names for country’s next president

The most discussed question within the ruling Awami League at the moment is -- who will be the 22nd president of Bangladesh?

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

Mosharraf’s free fall in AL continues

Former LGRD minister and Awami League MP Khandker Mosharraf Hossain’s fall from grace continued yesterday as he was removed from the post of chief of the parliamentary standing committee on the LGRD ministry.

January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023

AL MP Golap owns nine properties in New York City

Awami League lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Miah Golap concealed information about being an American citizen and owning nine properties in New York City in his election affidavit in 2018, found an investigation by a global media agency -- raising questions about his seat in the parliament.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

Matia elected deputy leader of the House

Awami League Presidium Member and former minister Matia Chowdhury has been elected the deputy leader of the House.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Which path do we want to be on?

It is imperative to bring voters to conversations pertaining to the 2023 general elections.

January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023

AL leaders take position on Dhaka streets, discussion starts at party office

Leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League and its various associate bodies have taken a position in different parts of the capital while the BNP is holding a mass sit-in programme at its Nayapaltan headquarters and across the country.

January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023

Hefazat’s politics and the government’s policies

As we approach another general election, the utmost thing of worry is that such appeasement will only intensify.