Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP clashed over front-row seating during an Independence Day parade in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali on Thursday. The incident occurred around 10:00 am at the municipal public ground, where the programme was organised by the upazila administration. The
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday voiced optimism that Bangladesh will become a democratic, happy and prosperous country under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. “People across the country are very hopeful and have strong confidence in Tarique Rahman
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has urged the government to convene talks with all political parties, including those outside parliament, to address what he called the country’s difficult times. On Wednesday, the eve of Independence Day, Shafiqur emphasised national unity over partisan
The opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday claimed that a proposal from the ruling side to repeal the referendum ordinance has stalled a decision on the matter by the special parliamentary committee appointed to review the 133 ordinances issued during the period of the interim government. A
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said his party never called the general election fair, stressing that it only accepted the results as a pragmatic decision aimed at preventing political paralysis. He clarified the Jamaat's stance on polls while exchanging Eid greetings with villagers and
A violent clash, reportedly centred on allegations of "fake vote" casting during the last national election, has led to widespread vandalism, looting, and the injury of at least 10 people in Shariatpur's Naria Upazila. The incident occurred on Monday morning in Talatola Kurbir Char and Darbesh Kha
BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government will fulfill every promise it makes to the people. He said this while inaugurating a canal excavation programme on Neha River at Bhaularhat in
A long-running feud has turned deadly in Chuadanga’s Alamdanga Upazila as two factions of the BNP clashed after Eid prayers, leaving two people dead and at least five others injured. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Chhatrpara village under Dauki Union, said Alamdanga Police ch
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman exchanged Eid greetings and good wishes with diplomats from various diplomatic missions in Dhaka on Saturday. The greeting exchange ceremony was held from 11 am to 12:30 pm at his official residence on Minto Road in the capital, in a warm and cordial atmosp
Police have arrested a local leader of Awami League from his residence in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj district in a sabotage case early Thursday. The arrestee is Md Nayeb Ali Khan, 60, vice-president of Maheshpur union unit Awami League and son of Syed Ali Khan alias Ranga Khan, reports UNB. Ba
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday night said their party is likely to hold its seventh national council this year, although no date has yet been fixed for it.“The BNP council will be held within this year. We have not finalised the date yet, but I think it will be
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday welcomed the canal excavation initiative taken by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. In a Facebook post from his verified account, he said Bangladesh was once widely known as a riverine country where rivers played a vital role in transportation, trade
BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas is under close medical observation following brain surgery, with doctors saying his CT scan report on Saturday morning came out well. “His CT scan was done in the morning, and the report is good,” BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam shared the up
