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BNP opposes equating July upsurge and Liberation War
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has submitted its proposals to National Consensus Commission on Sunday. In its proposal, the party strongly opposed the inclusion of the July 2024 Uprising with same importance of the 1971 Liberation War in the preamble of the Constitution. The party also...
BNP submits proposals on reforms to consensus commission
The BNP on Sunday submitted its proposals to the National Consensus Commission, outlining key recommendations from five reform commissions. The partys written proposals focused on reforms related to the constitution, public administration, judiciary, electoral process, and the Anti-Corruption...
Parliament will reform the state
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is preparing to submit its response to the reform proposals put forward by the National Consensus Commission, asserting that the elected parliament will be responsible for reforming the state. The party plans to present its detailed feedback on Sunday,...
BNP raises concerns over some reform recommendations
BNP expressed doubt that implementing some of the reform commissions recommendations might weaken future governments and empower unelected individuals to control state affairs, reports UNB. Speaking at a press conference at the Chairpersons Gulshan office, party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul...
No date set yet for Tarique Rahman’s return, says Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that no date has yet been set for the return of the partys Acting Chairman, Tarique Rahman, from London. We havent fixed a specific date yet, but he will return when we believe it is the right time, Fakhrul said. He made the...
BNP urges Interim Government to maintain neutrality, stresses national unity
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgirurged the interim government to uphold the highest level of impartiality so that no quarter can make undue political gains, stating that there is no alternative to preserving the anti-fascist national unity, reports UNB. He made the call while...
BNP condemns Israeli attacks, urges global action to stop bloodshed
Strongly condemning the illegal and inhumane attacks by Israel on the Palestinian people, BNP on Friday called on the global community to take urgent action to halt the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, reports UNB. Even during the holy month of Ramadan, inhuman and brutal acts of violence are being...
'Trial of Awami League must be ensured'
BNPs Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said, There is ongoing discussion about the politics of the Awami League, but there is no focus on justice. Swift justice must be ensured. After the trial, the Awami League must seek an apology from the people. If the people choose to forgive...
Khaleda likely to return home in April, Tarique a few months before nat’l polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is expected to return home in April this year, while her elder son and the partys acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, may return from London a few months before the forthcoming national election. He (Tarique Rahman) will return to the country at a time of his choosing....
No pressure on commission regarding election; Ali Riaz
National Consensus Commissions vice-president Dr Ali Riaz said that there is no election-related pressure on commission. We are working on what we were assigned of, he said, adding that BNP will share their views within one or two days and the commission is set to seat with NCP after the...
‘Khaleda Zia to return home in mid-April’
UK BNP president MA Malek said that the party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will return home in mid-April, reports BSS. He revealed the information after an iftar mahfil organized by Noakhali Nationalist Forum UK on Wednesday evening local time in London to pray for the recovery of Khaleda Zia....
EU Ambassador meets Fakhrul; discusses election, reforms
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today (March 20)and discussed a range of issues relating to Bangladeshs upcoming elections, reforms and bilateral issues. The hour-long meeting, which began around 11 am, was held at...
One-Eleven: Then vs now
Thank you to BNPs acting chairman Tarique Rahman. I commend you for clearly stating, seven months after the Interim Government took office, your sharp observations, wise analysis, and realistic understanding of the conspiracy being plotted against your party. Bangladesh Pratidin has published...
Extremists, fascist forces may bury democracy again, warns Tarique
BNPs acting chairman Tarique Rahman, speaking at the partys iftar gathering organised in honour of political leaders on Wednesday, warned that if the interim government failed to control extremist groups and defeated fascist forces could once again threaten democracy in the country. Meanwhile,...
BNP leader Nazrul’s wife passes away
Olifa Akhter Kanta Islam, wife of BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday at the age of 70, reports UNB. Kanta, who had been suffering from prolonged illness, breathed her last at the United Hospital shortly before Iftar, said BNP media cell...
Tarique promises trial for killings in 2024 uprising if BNP wins
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman promised that his party would bring those responsible for the tortures and killings during the anti-autocratic movement and the 2024 mass uprising under trial, if it is voted to power, reports UNB. We can firmly say if the people of Bangladesh give the BNP the...
BNP to introduce three secretary generals
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the countrys largest party, is set to restructure its leadership by creating three separate posts for secretary generals overseeing organizational, international, and administrative affairs, sources confirmed. The party is also considering the addition of...
'Death of Magura rape victim shamed nation'
Acting Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman on Friday said that the death of the eight-year old rape victim of Magura has shamed the people of the country. He made the statement in a post on his verified Facebook page expressing profound shock and sorrow at the death the...
Nargis appointed BNP vice-chairman, Yasin named chairperson’s adviser
BNP has appointed Nargis Begum, wife of the late BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam, as the partys vice-chairman. Besides, Haji Aminur Rashid Yasin, BNPs relief and rehabilitation affairs secretary, has been appointed as a member of the party chairpersons advisory council, reports UNB....
Any delay in holding polls creates scope for AL to implement plots
BNP Chairpersons Adviser Zainul Abedin Farroque on Wednesday said if general election is delayed in name of state reforms, the ousted Awami cohorts will get changes to hatch conspiracies to make the country unstable, reports BSS. Reforms are necessary and those must be carried out . . . but...
Focus on solving public issues, not just reforms: Tarique
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman called upon political parties to present proposals to the nation to address public issues, rather than focusing only on reformations to the state structure and institutions. Instead of merely discussing the caretaker government system, the constitutional...
Rizvi blames administrative inaction for rise in rape, violence against women
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged that the incidents of rape and violence against women have increased in the country due to the administrations inaction, reports UNB. Why is this situation arising under the current interim government? If the administration had...
‘Only an elected government can drive real economic growth’
Prominent businessman and BNP leader Abdul Awal Mintoo said an elected government is crucial for fostering real economic growth, as it remains accountable to people and prioritizes their welfare. Speaking in an interview, Mintoo criticized the introduction of a forced electoral system by the...
New Bangladesh won’t be built if mob justice, rape continue: Selima Rahman
BNP Standing Committee member Selima Rahman said if the unrest, mob justice, and rape of women cannot be stopped, the dream of building a new Bangladesh free from fascism will not be realized, reports UNB. In the July uprising, our youths brought new independence to the country with their blood....
Salahuddin seeks stricter measures against violence on women, children
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said that violence against women and children in Bangladesh has increased at an alarming rate and urged the government to take tougher measures to tackle it, reports UNB. The role of women in the July Uprising has been recognized by the United Nations, all media in...
BNP urges govt action over rising violence against women
BNP on Saturday expressed deep concern over the alarming rise in harassment and violence against women, urging the government to take immediate action to limit extremism. A person was seen stopping rickshaws to ask female students what they would wear at their university on the occasion of...
BNP hosts Iftar for foreign diplomats
BNP hosted an Iftar party at a hotel in the capital on Thursday in honour of foreign diplomats stationed in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Ambassadors, high commissioners, mission chiefs, chargé d affaires, and other envoys from various countries and representatives of international bodies attended...
All illegal weapons must be recovered before election: Annie
BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie called for the immediate recovery of illegal weapons before the upcoming elections, warning that they are currently in the hands of criminals and terrorists. He said, The illegal weapons of the Awami League and all the weapons looted from...