Children and relatives of several Awami League ministers and MPs contested the elections in violation of party directives. In most cases, the MPs played their part to ensure their relatives' victory. Some central leaders believe that the MPs have challenged the party's top leadership by not withdrawing the candidature of their children and relatives. Elections […]
Political insiders say political violence in the country is rarely prosecuted, and justice becomes even more difficult when influential members of the ruling party get involved. Finally, Jubo League activist Ali Hossain was shot dead in the dark of night on June 6 in Bahadurpur in Sadar Upazila of Jashore. He was a supporter of […]
DB confiscated two cars of Akhtaruzzaman from Gulshan
Speaking about the allegations, Akhtaruzzaman's brother and Kotchandpur Municipality mayor Shahiduzzaman told Prothom Alo that it was hard for him to believe the allegations made against his brother. He said, “Investigation is going on in Akhtaruzzaman's case. Based on whatever comes out in the investigation, he will have to face trial according to the law […]
BNP leaders allege that activists of anti-government political parties faced gross human rights violations and political persecution during the tenure of former army and police chiefs. Many political activists were forcibly disappeared and many even became disabled due to torture. The US had imposed sanctions on former IGP Benazir when she was the Director General […]
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 has made provision for a fresh plunder of the country's wealth. Speaking at a seminar, he accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of covering up the possibility of money laundering by making a remark about using bait […]
The US has official relations with the Awami League government. However, these relations have not reached the level of close friendship. On the contrary, these relations have been full of tension at times. On 10 December 2021, the US imposed sanctions on seven officers of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police, including Benazir Ahmed, […]
Sheikh Hasina, accompanied by senior Awami League leaders, paid another floral tribute to the portrait of Bangabandhu in her capacity as party chief. Later, Awami League affiliate bodies, including Dhaka City AL, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Jubo League, Sramik League, Krishak League, Awami Mahila League and Swechchhabhak League, paid floral tributes to the portrait of Bangabandhu […]
Denial of responsibility does not automatically grant impunity
Several sources close to yesterday's meeting said Workers Party chief Rashid Khan Menon told the meeting that he had raised several questions during the meeting with the Prime Minister and many of them have not been answered yet. He asked how the alliance can move forward without getting answers to the questions. Menon also accused […]
According to the Meta report, many of these pages had a presence on multiple platforms, including YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, and Telegram, in addition to their own websites. Meta also mentioned several such websites, including dhakatv.net, bdpolitico.com, bdpolitico.org, banglanewsbank.com, bdperspectives.com, bangladeshtimes360.com, londonbanglanews.com, bdanalytics.com and bnpnews.net. The two associated X accounts are – BD Politico […]
Prothom Alo Online reported on May 31 that following an appeal by the ACC, the court has ordered the confiscation of Benazir and her family's assets. But according to sources in law enforcement agencies, Benazir left the country on May 4 before the court could issue the order. Meanwhile, the ACC has summoned Benazir Ahmed […]
However, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad) chairman Hasanul Haq Inu expressed his hope about large-scale joint political activities in the coming days. If this does not happen, his party will take to the streets with various programmes on issues such as inflation, corruption and money laundering. The Awami League faced immense political pressure after its defeat […]
They resorted to all kinds of crimes and corruption while in power. They were put in such positions that nothing could be said against them. This shows that there is no scope to speak against anyone in power in the country. However, an international media outlet aired a documentary about the various allegations of corruption […]
The Awami League says that the credit for repeatedly making Anwarul Azim, the MP killed in Kolkata, a candidate in the Jatiya Sangsad elections goes to his popularity. Talking to reporters on Thursday, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader revealed this. But some Awami League leaders believe that no matter what arguments are given, the […]