The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Tuesday extended its ongoing 48-hour nationwide hartal by 12 hours until 6pm Wednesday demanding the cancellation of Sunday’s election results. The shutdown that will go alongside its ongoing nonstop countrywide blockade is also meant for protesting the arrest of its leaders and activists, including those picked up yesterday, and the killing of alliance activists ahead and after the election. BNP vice-chairman Selima Rahman came up with the announcement at a press conference at her Gulshan...
The Commonwealth has also expressed its disappointment over limited participation and low voter turnout in Bangladesh elections and encouraged dialogue among political parties for a more inclusive and peaceful political process. “The limited levels of participation and the low voter turnout are disappointing,” said Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General, in a statement on Bangladesh elections. Therefore, Sharma said, it is critical that Bangladesh moves quickly to find a path forward through dialogue to a more inclusive and peaceful political process in...
Amid the allegation of keeping her under house arrest, Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday night. The meeting was held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan residence around 7:30pm. BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury and BNP chairperson’s adviser Sabihuddin Ahmed were present at the meeting. However, neither the Canadian envoy nor the BNP leaders talked to media people about the meeting. Expressing its ‘extreme disappointment’ over Sunday’s election results, Canada on Monday urged...
German ambassador to Bangladesh Dr. Albrecht Cronze on Monday called on BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office on Monday evening. During the meeting they discussed prevailing political situation in the country. BNP Chair person’s adviser former Foreign Secretary Reaz Rahman and party vice Chairman former foreign secretary Shamsher M. Chowdhury were present during the meeting ,which lasted for about an hour....
Pro-BNP and Jamaat teachers of Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday formed a human chain in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s residence, demanding cancellation of the 10th parliamentary election. About 150 teachers from all departments and faculties of the university participated in the programme held at noon. The teachers said that without opposition parties’ participation, the 10th parliamentary election had lost its credibility. Dean of Arts Faculty Professor Sadrul Amin Presided over the programme while Professor Tajmary SA Islam, Professor Rashidul Hasan,...
At least nine people, some of them children, have been killed in a blast at a house in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber tribal area, reports say. The explosion took place in the Tirah Valley, which has seen clashes between Taliban militants and the military. were among those killed but it is not clear if the house belonged to a tribal elder or a member of a militant group. Officials say they are still investigating the nature of the blast. One report...
The cloud overshadowing the post-election Jatiya Party leadership is only deepening. Party chairman HM Ershad is enjoying a friendly detention at Combined Military Hospital (CMH). People don’t clearly know whether his position is pro-government or an anti-government one. If his stance is anti-government he would have been in the jail, if he was pro-government he would have been openly contesting the polls and may be not facing the shameful defeat at Lalmonirhat-1 constituency where he had bagged only 7820 votes...
Awami League has elected its chief Sheikh Hasina as leader of their Parliamentary party for the 10th national assembly. That will mean she will continue as Prime Minister. The Jatiya Party has elected their presidium member Raushan Ershad as their leader in parliament. She will thus function as Opposition leader as the JP will sit in Opposition with 33 seats. She replaces BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia who was Leader of Opposition in the last Parliament. These decisions were made...
The 42nd Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being observed across the country with...
A human-hauler driver who received burn injurers during the 18-party alliance’s blockade program died on Friday morning. The driver Mitul succumbed to his burn injuries at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) in the morning. Mitul sustained 70 percent burn injuries when miscreants hurled petrol bombs on his vehicle in the port city’s Baejid area at 8.00pm on January 6. Mitul is the son of Mohammad Hannan at Daulatkhan in Bhola district. ...
Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad takes oath as Member of the 10th Parliament ending all speculations Jatiya Party chief Hussein...
The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez have written Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson...