In his speech, Mirza Abbas criticised the recent hike in fuel prices, and said rising commodity prices are already affecting lives. “A further increase of 2.5 taka per litre in fuel price paves the way for further increase in commodity prices. This impacts all sectors.” The BNP leader alleged that the present government has established […]
Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), a pro-BNP platform of doctors, organized an iftar at the Ladies Club in Eskaton, Dhaka. BNP acting president Tariq Rehman addressed the event virtually as the chief guest. “The incident that happened on October 28, we have to think about what this incident did to us. We have to think […]
This BNP leader was released from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on February 19 after spending three and a half months in jail. Police arrested Mirza Abbas on October 31, ahead of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) elections. Describing his experience in jail, Mirza Abbas said, “We were worried about the medical treatment. We […]
A Dhaka court on Thursday accepted the appeal of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member to be shown arrested in nine separate cases filed at Paltan and Ramna police stations in the capital. The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court allowed the appeal, his lawyer Syed Zainul Abedin told Prothom Alo.
At around 8 am on Tuesday morning, two crude bombs were hurled targeting the residence of BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas. BNP chairperson’s press wing member Shamsuddin Didar said in a statement on Tuesday that two people riding a motorcycle hurled crude bombs targeting the residence of Mirza Abbas in Shajahanpur in the capital. […]
Mirza Abbas also said, “Honourable Court, I have made these statements for future reference. I do not want to predict what might happen, but the nation could potentially find itself without effective leadership.” Earlier, Mirza Abbas’s lawyer Mosleh Uddin Jasim had filed a complaint in the court regarding wrongly stating the age of Mirza Abbas […]
DB’s Harun Mirza talks about Abbas, Alal, Hassan Sarwardy
DB chief Harun-ya-Rashid confirmed the arrest of Mirza Abbas and Alal to Prothom Alo. Both of them are accused in the case registered for the murder of a police personnel. He has been arrested and brought to DB office. Earlier, police arrested BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from his Gulshan residence on Sunday […]
A court has issued an arrest warrant against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas in a case of acquiring assets beyond undisclosed sources. Judge Manzoorul Islam of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-6 gave this order on Tuesday. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) public prosecutor Mahmood Hossain Jahangir confirmed this to Prothom Alo. *more to follow…
Addressing as the chief guest at the ruling party’s “Peace and Development Rally”, Quader mentioned the names of several leaders of the real opposition and said, “Whoever shows over-enthusiasm, we will put uranium on his head. “We will not pacify them by beating them, but we will put uranium on their heads to pacify them.” […]
BNP has made changes in the programs announced from 19 September to 3 October. The road march in Cumilla-Chattogram division will be held on October 5 instead of October 3. Apart from this, the party has announced a new program to organize rallies in all cities and districts including Dhaka on 24 September. Apart from […]
However, Abbas acknowledged that the BNP had failed to lead a movement to free Khaleda Zia. “My leader is ill. We could not free him through agitation. This is undoubtedly our failure. We should keep in mind that this (ongoing movement) is not just for the release of Khaleda Zia, it is for the release […]
Two opposition leaders were arrested in connection with a clash between police and BNP men on December 7 in Naya Paltan area of the capital, which was the focus of the party’s Dhaka divisional rally on December 10 last year. The bail applications of Mirza Fakhrul and Mirza Abbas were rejected thrice in the court […]
“The rally that our party (AL) is conducting today (Monday) and the rallies that we have done in different parts of Dhaka city are peace rallies. But the rallies being held at different places including BNP’s Nai Paltan and Press Club are aimed at creating unrest in the country. This is the difference between our […]
BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas have been released on bail a month after their arrest in connection with the violent protests. BNP leaders and workers greeted him on his exit from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on Monday. During their 10 December rally in Dhaka, BNP workers […]