Addressing diplomats, Naheed Islam said the ruling party had already broken its commitments on reforms. He did not take oath for the Constitutional Reform Council. He created a false binary between the July Charter and the executive order implementing the July Charter. He said the current debate is about how the reforms will be implemented. […]
Jamaat alliance won 13 of these seats. Of these, 12 candidates of the alliance have already taken oath. However, a total of 15 candidates from the alliance had filed nomination papers. The nomination of one candidate, Monira Sharmin, was rejected during the scrutiny process. Moreover, the returning officer initially refused to accept Nusrat’s nomination as […]
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Sara Hussain has criticized the repeated denial of bail in cases related to the mass insurgency killings in July. Referring to the fact that the July uprising was meant to achieve a new Bangladesh and end injustice, he said, “Now the situation is such that a judge or judges have to […]
Highlighting Ishaq Sarkar as the highlight of the programme, Nahid Islam said: “Ishaq Sarkar needs no introduction. He has played the central leadership role in Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal. He faced many cases during the anti-fascist movement. He is our ally. He has done opposition politics before and will continue to do so.” […]
The 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami aims to launch a mass movement to press for the implementation of the referendum decision. After organizing rallies, seminars and leaflet distribution campaigns, the alliance is now planning to hold meetings in divisional cities with the aim of exerting political pressure on the ruling authorities, followed by a […]
Notable personalities attending include AB Party joint general secretary Sani Abdul Haq; President of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Rifat Rasheed; Its chief coordinator Haseeb Al Islam; and Office Secretary Shahadat Hussain. Coordinator Ali Ahsan Junaid, chief coordinator Rafe Salman Rifat and spokesperson Shahrin Ira have also participated from UP Bangladesh. Both Junaid and Rafay had […]
Many leaders and activists of Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), United People’s Bangladesh (UP Bangladesh) and anti-discrimination student movement are set to join the National Citizen Party (NCP). A press conference has been scheduled at the NCP’s temporary central office in Banglamotor, Dhaka at 1:30 pm today, Sunday, to mark the occasion. Ali Ahsan Junaid […]
“There is no confirmed information at this stage that Manzoor Alam is joining the NCP,” he said, adding that no central decision has been communicated yet regarding the alliance in the local elections. Reiterating this sentiment, Mohammad Shahjahan, assistant general secretary of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, told Prothom Alo that since local elections are held without party […]
On 29 March, in a press conference, the NCP announced the party’s candidates for mayoral posts in five municipal corporations, including Dhaka South and North. Party leaders also said that candidates for the remaining seven municipal corporations would be announced soon. He further indicated that the candidates for the Upazila Parishad and municipal elections could […]
Hasnat warned that without structural reform of the state, the nation would once again slide into darkness. Referring to the plight of the families of victims of enforced disappearance, he said people aspire to a state where no one will be abducted from their homes and made to disappear. Criticizing placing the Human Rights Commission […]
National Citizen Party (NCP) convenor Naheed Islam has called on former advisers, including Professor Muhammad Yunus and former law adviser Asif Nazrul, to take to the streets to ensure the implementation of the reforms. “We gave them power with the blood of the people, but they have let us down. However, they too will have […]
“The interim government showed no interest in such proposals. It remained firmly committed to holding elections and hence did not make any compromise with them,” he said. However, Asif Mahmood refused to identify who actually constituted this “deep state”. The interim government transferred power five weeks ago, and no other adviser to that administration has […]