Day: November 10, 2024

Staff Reporter : Tensions have escalated as the interim government and political parties have issued stern warnings against the Awami League’s (AL) planned demonstration to commemorate Shaheed Noor Hossain Day today (Sunday). The government, along with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has issued statements condemning the deposed ruling party’s intentions, with both warning of strict actions against what they describe as potential “anarchist activities” by the Awami League. Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the interim government’s chief adviser, issued a...

Staff Reporter : In a passionate speech at the Jamaat-e-Islami district conference in Rajbari on Saturday, Assistant Secretary General of the party, AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, declared that the country had, in effect, gained its independence anew through the student-people uprising on August 5. He expressed his strong opposition to any attempts to reinstate a fascist government, accusing the previous administration of undermining the rule of law and perpetrating judicial farces, including unjust executions. During his speech at the Rajbari...

Staff Reporter : The mosquito borne dengue claimed eight more lives in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from disease in Bangladesh to 350 this year. Among the fatalities, four were reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), 1 in the Dhaka North City Corporation (DSCC), 1 in the Chattogram division (outside the city corporations) and 2 in the Barishal division (outside the city corporation). During the period, 1134 more patients were hospitalised with viral...

Staff Reporter : In a virtual address on Saturday, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman emphasised the urgent need for a democratic system to resolve Bangladesh’s pressing issues and safeguard the nation’s future. Speaking at a training program organised by the Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, the peasant wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Rahman underlined the necessity of ensuring the people’s right to vote and denounced any attempts to undermine the democratic process. Rahman stated that the establishment of a true...