Awami League struggles to enforce party rules on relatives of MPs and ministers in upazila elections

Narayanganj MP Ghulam D Golam Dastagir Ghazi is the president of Rupganj Upazila Awami League. His wife Hasina Ghazi is the mayor of Tarabo Paurshwa (municipality) and a member of the Upazila Awami League. His son has become the chairman candidate from Rupganj upazila. According to Awami League sources, the party had participated in the […]

AL eyes reducing internal feuds

The ruling Awami League has decided to hold councils of old district and upazila committees to bridge the rift that has arisen among the grassroots level of the party. The party also decided to announce full committees in those organizational units which had councils but had not formed full committees. Awami League central leaders held […]

Contribution of BCL in the liberation war of Bangladesh: Obaidul Quader

Quader said that the contribution of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Awami League in the liberation war is logically established. Bangladesh, AL and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are synonymous, he stated. The Road Transport Minister said that giving statements against Bangabandhu and Awami League means taking a stand against history. He […]

Internal conflict in Awami League ahead of upazila elections: Grassroots leaders express concern

The internal rift in the Awami League has intensified centering on the upcoming upazila elections as grassroots leaders-activists have accused ministers-MPs of interfering in the elections. In the meeting with the central leadership of the party, the grassroots leaders also accused the ministers and MLAs of interfering in the local politics of the ruling party. […]

Government is monitoring to stop extremist activities: Quader

Regarding the Chattogram city unit committee, Quader said that the committee will be formed after the conference. AL Presidium Member Engineer Mosharraf Hussain presided over the meeting, while Presidium Member Mofazzal Hussain Choudhary Maya Bir Bikram, Joint General Secretary and Foreign Minister Hassan Mahmood, Joint General Secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and Dipu Moni, Organizing Secretary […]

BNP to discuss 'anti-India' stance and decision in next meeting

BNP sources said the upazila council elections were also discussed at the standing committee meeting on Monday, with members expressing mixed reactions over participation and boycott in the upcoming local government elections. Many members advised to maintain a strategic position and in that situation, the party would neither encourage anyone to participate in the elections […]

'Great corruption in the name of mega development': BNP leader Moin Khan

On Independence Day, BNP Standing Committee member, Abdul Moin Khan made serious allegations against the current administration and claimed that massive development projects have been affected due to rampant corruption and large-scale money laundering activities. According to Moyen, hundreds of thousands of taka have been illegally transferred abroad, casting a shadow on the country's developmental […]