Tag: bnp
In the wake of widespread unrest and violence during the July-August 2024 protests, which claimed the lives of at least 44 police officers in targeted attacks and mob violence, the appointment of a new Inspector…
In her latest impassioned address from exile—delivered as Bangladesh grapples with the aftermath of the February 12 parliamentary elections—former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has unleashed a scathing indictment of the current political order. Speaking with…
Recent developments have reignited fierce debate: as investigations into police killings during the protests gain momentum under the current BNP-led government, a wave of admissions, viral videos, and defensive statements from former student coordinators and…
Human rights advocacy group Write For Rights has issued an urgent call for the United Nations to launch an official, independent investigation into every reported death during the July-August 2024 student-led protests in Bangladesh and…
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Mohsin Rashid, Jatiya Party General Secretary Barrister Shamim Haider Patwary, and media personality Dr. Abdun Noor Tushar have launched scathing criticism of former Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of…
ইফতারে প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও জামায়াতের আমির শফিকুর রহমান একই টেবিলে বসেছিল। তাদের সঙ্গে ছিল বিএনপি ও জামায়াতের নেতারা। পাশের টেবিলে ছিল জামায়াতের নায়েবে আমির, একাত্তরের আল বদর কমান্ডার এটিএম আজহার। মুক্তিযুদ্ধের পর জামায়াতসহ অন্যান্য ধর্মভিত্তিক রাজনৈতিক…
The Kalyanpur militant den operation occurred on July 26-27, 2016, in Dhaka, amid a wave of butcheries by al-Qaeda’s Ansar al-Islam and Islamic State (ISIS). The country was in heightened security concerns following two major attacks: the…
In a brazen display of shameless hypocrisy and outright betrayal of Bangladesh’s liberation spirit, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman—the very man who now sits atop the nation’s power structure after a blood-soaked power grab—dared to attend an Iftar…
In a grotesque display of selective amnesia and self-preservation, the anarchist elements who orchestrated the July 2024 bloodbath—deliberately targeting and slaughtering police officers starting as early as July 19 to shatter their morale and pave…
The recent killings of three Hindu individuals in separate incidents across Chattogram and Kurigram have deepened grave concerns over the persistent vulnerability of Bangladesh’s Hindu minority to extortion, targeted violence, and land-related aggression—even under the…
By Akhtaruzzaman Azad Meet Md. Sarjis Alam—Panchagarh’s third Nawab, Chief Machado of the northern chapter of the National Citizen Party (NCP), former Chhatra League worker, son of Atwari Upazila Awami League labour secretary Akhtaruzzaman Saju, son-in-law of…
The BNP-led government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has once again shown its swift, decisive, and uncompromising approach to prioritising national interests and cleaning up institutions by immediately removing controversial Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H.…
A harrowing photograph of a woman tumbling onto the street while desperately clinging to a moving TCB truck has gone viral, once again thrusting Bangladesh’s persistent economic hardships into the spotlight. The image, taken in…
There is clear, reliable, and objective evidence linking the BNP-Jamaat alliance to the BDR massacre. They have never been able to provide a satisfactory answer to any of it. Here are some deeply troubling questions:…
Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has signalled renewed optimism and momentum for the Awami League by instructing party leaders to mentally and practically prepare to return to the country and actively…
A human rights advocacy group has intensified calls for the arrest and prosecution of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, amid growing scrutiny of his 18-month tenure that ended…
In an exclusive interview conducted on February 20 at Bangabhaban by Kaler Kantho Executive Editor Haidar Ali and Special Correspondent Zainal Abedin, President Mohammed Shahabuddin spoke candidly about his one-and-a-half-year “confinement” under the interim government, expressing relief…
The BNP-led government has approved the withdrawal of an additional 1,006 cases against leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, as announced by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday. According to a message from Deputy Chief Information…
Renowned economist and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, has issued a compelling and timely demand: the new BNP-led government must immediately establish a robust transition team to conduct a…
Sheikh Rabiul Alam, the newly appointed Minister for Road Transport, Railways, and Shipping, has brazenly dismissed widespread extortion in the transport sector as mere “consensual contributions.” This BNP leader, whose own hands are stained with…
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Bangabandhu’s grandson and Sheikh Hasina’s former IT adviser, has urged the BNP government, led by Tarique Rahman, to unban the Bangladesh Awami League and reopen space for pluralistic party competition and inclusive democracy by…
The recent congratulatory letter from US President Donald Trump to Bangladesh’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman raises serious concerns about growing American influence over the country’s sovereignty. While the letter congratulates Rahman on his historic election…
The latest statements by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed condemning “mob culture” ring hollow and reek of selective outrage, especially given the persistent failure to address the widespread atrocities committed against Awami League members and supporters…
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, the son of military dictator General Ziaur Rahman and three-time premier Khaleda Zia, was sworn in on Tuesday as the country’s 11th prime minister, marking the party’s triumphant return to power…
A controversial adviser of the Yunus-led interim government, Khalilur Rahman, alias Roger Rahman, has been picked up by BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman as the new foreign minister, triggering concerns about Bangladesh’s sovereignty. The National Citizen…
In a powerful virtual meeting on Saturday, Awami League President and five-time former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke directly to families of party members brutally persecuted by BNP-Jamaat supporters since July 2024 under what she described as…
In a deeply flawed election that has reshaped Bangladesh’s political landscape, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies have swept to power, but the alarming ascent of Jamaat-e-Islami’s coalition to 77 seats signals a…
The so-called “parliamentary election” and referendum held on Thursday under Muhammad Yunus’ illegal regime were nothing but a grotesque, premeditated sham—a desperate charade to launder his unelected power through fabricated numbers and outright theft. From…
In separate interviews with BBC’s News Hour and ITV, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, sharply criticised the election results and the political landscape in Bangladesh. He highlighted the barring…
Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister and Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina has vehemently condemned Thursday’s parliamentary elections as a “well-planned farce” marred by widespread irregularities that allegedly began the night before official polling.…