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August 15 National Mourning Day’s holiday postponed
The Appellate Division has stayed the High Courts verdict declaring August 15 as a public holiday for National Mourning. The decision was made by the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, on Sunday. Additional Attorney General Barrister Aneek R. Haque confirmed the...
It was possible to make 24 Padma Bridges with NPAs: White Paper
The committee for White Paper on State of the Bangladesh Economy submitted its findings to the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday. The White Paper reveals the dark side of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina regime. According to the data of the White Paper, at least 1.75 lakh crore...
$16b siphoned off annually during AL regime: White Paper
An average of 16 billion dollars were illicitly siphoned off from Bangladesh every year during Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, leaving the country in a state of plunder when she fled after a popular mass uprising, a White Paper on the state of the economy during her rule said on Sunday....
6 arrested in Chattogram lawyer murder case
Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has arrested at least six individuals as suspects in connection with the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in the port city, following the review of video footage of the incident, as stated by the Chief Advisers Press Wing in a message sent to the media on...
Ex-food minister Qamrul on 4-day remand in Khaled murder case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam on a four-day remand in connection with the murder of Khaled Hasan Saifullah in Lalbagh during the recent anti-discrimination student protests, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Belal Hossain passed the order...
Talking about democracy doesn’t suit AL: Golam Parwar
Jamaat-e Islami secretary general Mia Golam Parwar said as there was no right for any people in the tenure of democracy killer Sheikh Hasina, the talk on democracy doesnt suit to Awami League (AL). In 14, 18, 24, the people of the country could not vote. Before going to the polling station, the...
BNP declines responsibility
Top leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are concerned that removing the president Mohammed Shahabuddin could trigger a constitutional crisis. They fear that if BNP calls for a ban on the Awami League or any political party, the current interim government would be exempt from...
People to decide which party to do politics or join polls: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the people of the country will determine who will participate in elections and do politics, reports UNB. As a political party we cant determine it. There has been a misunderstanding. An adviser said BNP facilitated the Awami...
Sarjis warns against Awami League's participation in elections
Sarjis Alam, one of the coordinators of Anti-discrimination Students Movement warned against the participation of Awami League in the elections. He said, I wont tolerate the participation of Awami League in any election before the trial of mass killings are completed. If necessary, there will be...
AL men should question Hasina for abandoning them: Asif Nazrul
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Tuesday said the leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) should question Sheikh Hasina why she abandoned them and fled the country. She abandoned the leaders and activists of her party and fled the country. She sent her...
Salman Active in Prison!
Salman Fazlur Rahman, leader of BEXIMCO Group and former private sector advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is reportedly continuing to conspire against the country despite being locked up. Sources claim that Salman remains in contact with several Awami League leaders, including Sheikh Hasina,...
Where is Taqsem now?
Taqsem A Khan, the controversial former managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA), became a symbol of corruption during the Awami Leagues tenure. Allegations against him include embezzling thousands of crores of taka through abuse of power in various projects. Despite...
Former food minister Kamrul Islam arrested in Dhaka
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) arrested Advocate Kamrul Islam, former Food Minister and Awami League presidium member, in the Uttara-12 sector of the capital on Monday night. The arrest was confirmed by DB Additional Commissioner of Police Rezaul Karim Mallik. Kamrul Islam, currently serving as...
13 AL ex-ministers, advisers produced before ICT
Thirteen accused including nine former ministers of the ousted Awami League government have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in cases over the killings during the July-August mass uprising, reports UNB. ICT chief prosecutor Md Tajul Islam said they were produced...
Skilled men replacing pro-fascists in administration: Asif
The interim government is recruiting skilled, capable and honest manpower by driving out patrons of the ousted fascist Awami League government from the public administration. Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain made the statement while addressing a function held at the Officers...
Amir Hossain Amu sent to prison after remand
Awami League advisory council member and former minister Amir Hossain Amu has been sent to prison after completing a six-day remand in connection with the murder of businessman Abdul Wadud in the Newmarket area of Dhaka. On Tuesday morning, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman rejected...
Tk 19,000 crore embezzled in ICT sector
During the previous Awami League government, 22 projects were fabricated to embezzle Tk 19,000 crore from the information and communication technology sector. After taking office, the interim government halted these projects and directed Project Directors (PDs) to cease all purchases. Additionally,...
Five arrested in new case, including Shajahan, Menon, and Mamun
A court has remanded five individuals into custody, including former ministers Shajahan Khan and Rashed Khan Menon, as well as former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun. The arrests stem from a case filed in the capital, where they face charges related to murder during the...
Sarjis urges civil society members to show AL’s crime in last 16 yrs to the world
Sarjis Alam, one of the coordinators of anti-discrimination student movement and general secretary of July Martyrs memorial Foundation, said I request the civil society to showcase Awami Leagues (AL) misdeeds in last 16 years to the world. He said, We have forgotten the last 16 years and weve...
BNP stages protest outside AL office in Gulistan
BNP and its affiliated organizations including Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal leaders and activists on Sunday have gathered in front of the Awami Leagues headquarters in Gulistan in observance of Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, reports Dhaka Tribune. Various units of BNP have been protesting in front of the...
Students and public gather at Dhaka-Ctg highway
Students and the public gathered this morning on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway to prevent any disorder that can be created by the Awami League. They have been holding a sit-in at Kanchpur, in Narayanganjs Sonargaon, one of the busiest entry points to Dhaka. Along with the sit-ins, people were...
Gulistan: Students and public gather, police on alert
The Awami League and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have called competing rallies at Zero Point in Gulistan, Dhaka. Both rallies are scheduled to begin after 3 p.m. today, Sunday. To counter the Awami Leagues program, students and people have been gathering at Zero Point since...
191 BGB platoons deployed across country
To maintain law and order, 191 platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across Dhaka and other parts of the country, reports Dhaka Tribune. This information was provided in a message by BGB Headquarters Public Relations Officer Md Shariful Islam on Sunday morning....
Fugitives of AL attempting to settle abroad
A number of senior figures from Awami League (AL) have fled the country in the wake of mounting political pressure, fearing legal action and public backlash. Many of these leaders, particularly from the Sylhet region, are now planning to settle abroad as they face little hope of returning to party...
Anti-discrimination student movement announces new program demanding trial of AL
The anti-discrimination student movement has announced a public rally to demand trial for the fallen dictatorship of Awami League (AL). The rally will be held at Gulistan Zero Point in the capital at 12pm on Sunday. Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the organization, said this in a post on his...
Advisor Asif Mahmud warns of strict actions against AL’s call of gathering at Zero Point
Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, the adviser of ministries of Labor and Employment and Youth and Sports said that law enforcing agencies will take strict actions if anyone connected with mass killings or banned organizations tries to organize any program. He said this in his Facebook status on...
Campuses must not be turned into dens of terror: CA press secretary
Urging everyone to keep educational institutions across the country safe, Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said campuses must not be turned into dens of terrorism. Safety has to be ensured at educational institutions and terrorism has to be eradicated from campuses to keep...
Dhaka MPs accused of mafia control
Several former Members of Parliament (MPs) from Dhaka face serious allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and criminal activity during the recent Awami League administration, which was removed following a student-led uprising. These MPs are accused of using their elected positions to control...