- Only election can restore true democracy: Rizvi
- 25 foreign nationals pay tribute to language martyrs
- South Africa wins the toss, decides to bat against Afghanistan
- Hamas gave body of 'Gazan woman' not hostage Shiri Bibas: Netanyahu
- ADB, World Bank partner on FMRF to increase development impact
- Imported fruit prices surge by up to Tk100 per Kg ahead of Ramadan
- Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever
- CIA plans largest mass firing in nearly 50 years: New York Times
- Gill’s ton guides India to a comfortable win over Bangladesh
- Netanyahu orders 'intensive' West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts
- IGP pays tribute to language heroes
- Investigation underway into 2 former BB governors, 53 officials
- SMEs struggle due to high interest rates, tough loans
- Trump seeks to reshape Asia's energy supplies with US gas
- Chief adviser pays tribute to language martyrs
- People can spread bird flu to their cats, US study suggests
- Turkiye FM Fidan, Chinese counterpart discuss global security concerns
- US designates major cartels, transnational organizations as terrorist groups
- Partly cloudy skies expected over Dhaka
- Govt initiates action against ex-DCs

The entire Awami League has no regrets: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said, People want to have meal at least once a day. If that food is not guaranteed, if rickshaw pullers and CNG drivers do not have the ability to buy a handful of rice, then the sacrifices of the movement, the sacrifices of students, labours,...

Hold polls to thwart Hasina’s ‘dangerous plan’: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday urged the interim government to arrange the national election soon to thwart fascist Sheikh Hasinas dangerous plan. Sheikh Hasina is lurking with a dangerous plan. The national election must be held soon to thwart this conspiracy,...

Will criticize, but won’t let interim government fail: Rizvi
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that they will criticize the interim government but will not let it fail. He on Saturday made the statement while addressing a book unveiling program at the National Press Club. Poet Hasan Hafiz, also the...

Accountable political govt needed to overcome crises, uncertainty: Rizvi
Senior Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Tuesday said the country now needs a political government which is accountable to the people for overcoming the economic crisis and the uncertainty the nation is facing. The country needs a...

Sheikh Hasina desperate to regain her barbaric rule: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said many advisors of the interim government cannot tolerate criticism. He said, We have to ensure free and fair elections, independence of the judiciary and rule of law. No matter what political movement or protest there is in this...

'Hasina mentally sick, took pleasure in opposition’s deaths'
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said, The victims of the July Revolution, both killed and injured, seek justice. Those who shot innocent children like Ahnaf have the souls of bloodthirsty wolves. For Sheikh Hasina, women and children have no value; the only value she recognizes...

Fear of one-eleven won’t work: Rizvi
BNPs Senior Joint Secretary Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that the interim government is attempting to gain support by using fear tactics related to a one-eleven-like situation. He firmly stated that this approach wont work. He pointed out that the public wants a fair election based on the...

Attempts being made to form a political party from within the govt: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that attempts are being made to form a Kings Party from among the advisors of the interim government. He said, Attempts are being made to form a political party from within the government. Then, people can surely question its...

India has become a safe haven for fascism: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has commented that India has become a safe haven for fascism. He said, Delhi has turned into the center of fascism. He made this statement on Monday during a tree planting event organized by the Ziaur Rahman Foundation at Dhaka Universitys...

"Due to ‘family genes,’ Tulip became involved in corruption in UK"
BNPs Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said, Sheikh Hasina was an ideal model of corruption. There is no sector left untouched by her corruption. Even though Tulip grew up in a corruption-free country like the United Kingdom, she got involved in corruption due to family...

India hasn’t been stabilized after sheltering Hasina: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that India hasnt been able to settle after theyve provided shelter to fascist Hasina. He said they (India) are continuously spreading propaganda, lies, and misinformation against Bangladesh. No other country in the world is...

Hasina’s democracy jails opposition leaders during elections
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said mid-night elections was Hasinas democracy. He also said: Putting opposition leaders and activists in the Jail during elections was the democracy of Sheikh Hasina. The BNP leader made the...

Rizvi appreciates Home Adviser for halting border fencing by India
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday appreciated Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury for halting Indias construction of fencing in several zero-line areas along the Bangladesh-India border, reports UNB. Speaking at a milad and doa mahfil at the...

Interim government gradually fails: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the interim government is gradually failing to control the daily essentials. The interim government is failing to give relief to the common people. The additional burden will be put on the mass people for increasing VAT on more than 100...

Gayeshwar, Rizvi among 171 others discharged from subversion case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday exempted 173 leaders and activists of BNP including its Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Senior Joint Secretary General Adv Ruhul Kabir Rizvi from the charges of subversion in a case filed with the capitals Ramna Police Station, reports BSS. Judge...

Rizvi claims secretariat fire part of plot to destroy money laundering files
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has accused the recent fire at the Secretariat of being a deliberate act of sabotage. He claimed the fire was set to destroy files related to money laundering and corruption involving the former cabinet secretary of...

Cyber protection ordinance is an extension of DSA
BNP senior Joint Secretary General on Thursday described Cyber Protection Ordinance, 2024 as an extension of Digital Security Act (DSA), reports UNB. The BNP leader expressed concern over its potential abuse, as the law enforcement agencies have been given immense powers. A new law, styled...

King’s Party: The talk of the country
Forming a new political party Kings Party under the governments liaison is now the talk of the country. Politicians said that forming a Kings Party while in power will not yield good results. Political parties must be peoples party, not the Kings Party. Details are in interviews of three leaders,...

Awami League deprived people of voting rights: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has said the Awami League government deprived people of voting rights for the past 15 years. There was no need for elections during Sheikh Hasinas tenure. Sheikh Hasina used to decide who would become MP and chairman. If you get a...

Delaying election may confuse people: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday narrated that people may begin to question the difference between Sheikh Hasina and the present administration if the current government takes too much time to arrange the national election. Some advisers are suggesting there is no...

Modi belittled our independence, freedom fighters: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi belittled Bangladeshs independence, sovereignty and freedom fighters by claiming that December 16, 1971, was Indias historic victory, reports UNB. India arrogantly considers itself...

Government failed to lower prices of daily necessities: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday slammedthe interim government as he thinks it has been failed to take adequate steps to reduce the prices of essential commodities and curb extortion. Its factthat the government is unable to lower the prices of daily necessities,...

Efforts are underway to depoliticize nation: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said efforts are underway to depoliticise the country. Rizvi said after paying homage to the intellectuals at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorials in Mirpur on Saturday stated,All the reform in the world has been done by...

Criticizing the government doesn't mean it failed as it’s just a democratic way: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, on Thursday said criticizing the government does not mean it failed; rather this is the way of democracy. He said this in response to the statement which stated that political parties were trying to prove the interim government a failure....

Rizvi accuses India of misleading world about Bangladesh
BNP Senior Joint Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday accused India of trying to mislead the world by spreading lies about Bangladesh in its attempt to support the ousted Awami League government, reports UNB. Politicians, policymakers and many media figures in neighbouring...

No neighbor is beside India now: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that India has suddenly turned against Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. He said, We do not want to do business with those who have such a hegemonic mentality. If India does not change its behavior, it will be...

Rizvi burns Indian saree to protest against Indian aggression
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi burned Indian saree in the streets in protest against attacks on Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Assam and the desecration of Bangladeshs flag in various parts of India. On Thursday, during a program titled Deshiyo Ponno, Kine Hou...

Rizvi accuses Sheikh Hasina of "crocodile tears" over Chinmoy's arrest
Senior Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi accused former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of crying crocodile tears over the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, suggesting her concern is insincere. Rizvi questioned what reward Hasina expects from India for her...