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Govt investigating whether BNP has connections with syndicates, hoarding: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday (March 14, 2024) said the government is trying to identify those who are involved in market syndicates and investigating whether BNP has any link to the syndicates and hoarders.
The AL leader said this while speaking at an opinion exchange meeting at the Awami League's central office at Bangabandhu Avenue.
BNP will get more isolated if it continues movement during Ramadan: Quader
Quader, also the Road Transport and Bridges Minister, expressed worries that such syndicates could attempt to destabilise the government and disrupt the progress of the elected government.
Regarding the surge in commodity prices, the minister said the governmen under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to bring the commodity prices within the reach of common people.
On the issue of commodity price control, Quader referenced his recent visit to Singapore, where he observed a significant rise in commodity prices.
“Efforts are being made to control prices in our country. The government is not inactive here. The Prime Minister is giving time to deal with the crisis. We have no negligence here. The whole world is facing the rise in gas, fuel and commodity prices. This crisis is also going on in the US, Europe, the other developed countries,” he said.
Responding to questions about the recent hijacking of Bangladeshi ship and crew in Somalia, the minister assured that the Foreign Ministry is engaged in securing their release.
He said 23 crew members have insurance coverage, and efforts are underway to ensure their safe return.
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Regarding the negative impact on relation with the US over the conviction of Dr Yunus, the minister said,” Dr Yunus is a person. I want to who he is in the US. He is a citizen of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has its own law and court and law is equal for all.”
AL establishes oligarchs denying mass people’s demand, alleges Moyeen
BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday alleged that the ruling Awami League (AL) has established the oligarchs in the country denying the mass people’s demand.
He said they have created conducive environment for 220 well-off families to control the country’s almost all sectors while the number of such families was 22 during Pakistan regime.
Dr Moyeen made the comments while visiting BNP Dhaka Metropolitan South unit's member secretary Rafiqul Alam Majnu at his Shajahanpur residence who recently walked out of jail after serving about 10 months in prison.
CNG stations to remain closed for 6 hrs, not 5 hrs
Mentioning a German-based research organisation’s report, he said Bangladesh is one of the countries in the world where rich-poor wealth gap is high and becoming a billionaire within a short time is possible in the country.
Dr Moyeen said BNP is waging movement against the current regime to restore rights of people, not to capture sate power.
He said BNP wants to reconstruct the state where people will enjoy their rights and will live with honor and dignity without any discrimination for religion or race.
Moyeen, a former minister and a BNP standing committee member, said BNP doesn’t believe in using muscle power for establishing democracy in the country, rather in peaceful movement.
Alleging Awami League for establishing ‘totalitarian politics’ in the country, the BNP leader said this kind of politics will destroy the party itself in future.
BNP to host iftar for orphans, Islamic scholars today
He said they are pro-liberation political party, but they are the only a party which dishonors more the sprit of the Liberation War , he claimed.
Terming January 7 election a farce, Moyeen Khan said world’s powerful media like The Economist, Washington Post assessed this election as one-sided and labeled Bangladesh a country of one-party rule.
The BNP senior leader said after October 28 crackdown on BNP rally, the government arrested about 26000 leaders and activists of the party while in the last 15 years they have filed about one lakh false and ghost cases where more than 50 lakh people were accused.
BNP to host iftar for orphans, Islamic scholars today
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will host an iftar party fororphan students and alem-ulema (Islamic scholars) on Tuesday, the first day of the fasting month of Holy Ramadan.
The programme will be held at the capital’s Ladies Club.
BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan has confirmed the matter to the media.
BNP will get more isolated if it continues movement during Ramadan: Quader
If BNP continues their movement during the holy month of Ramadan instead of restraining themselves, they will become more isolated from the people, Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Monday.
The minister was speaking at a meeting of the party's secretariat board at the Awami League's central office at Bangabandhu Avenue this afternoon.
At that time, he highlighted the strong position of the government regarding the perpetrators of violence in the Supreme Court bar elections.
Advice to eat plum in Iftar is mockery with people’s religious belief: Abbas
He said that if any crimes and misdeeds are committed under the guard of the government, and if the government does not exempt anyone, then it should be understood that the government has maintained zero tolerance here, he mentioned.
"No one will be spared whether he is Awami League, Jubo League or Chhatra League. No matter how influential the criminal is. Criminals will be treated as criminals."
The Prime Minister is very strict in this regard, he added.
Regarding commodity prices, Obaidul Quader said that the government is very careful and making all-out efforts to keep the prices under control, within the purchasing power of the common people.
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'Even in the context of the global crisis, the price of fuel oil has already been reduced. That did not happen during the BNP rule. They can only increase the price."
Quader said, like last time, there will be no iftar party on behalf of Awami League in Ramdan. Instead, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed to distribute Iftar and relief items among the poor and common people on behalf of Awami League, he said.
Advice to eat plum in Iftar is mockery with people’s religious belief: Abbas
BNP leader Mirza Abbas on Monday said a minister’s suggestion to break the fast with plum during Ramadan is mockery about people’s religious belief.
Like the people’s voting right, now they are making mockery about the people religious beliefs, he said.
Mirza Abbas, a BNP standing committee member, made the comments while talking to reporters at a press briefing at his Shajahanpur residence in the morning.
AL weaponising Cyber Security Act to humiliate opposition: Rizvi
“The ruling party leaders will break their fast during Iftar with pricy and imported fruits but advising people to eat plum, what a responsible government they are?”
Replying to a query Mirza Abbas said during Awami League the people of the country can’t preform their religious activities without pressure and fear due to skyrocketing prices of as the daily commodities.
People are passing a horrible time due tp the high price daily essentials whereas Awami League doesn’t bother about the citizens’ sufferings, he added.
The BNP leader said his party is continuing the movement not to capture the state power , rather to restore people’s rights. “Until we achieve the goal, we will continue the movement against the government.”
He claimed that ruling Awami League (AL) and its local and international associates had made a plot in very beginning so that BNP could not participate in the national election.
The massive attack on BNP’s grand rally on October 28 was the part of conspiracy to keep BNP away from polls, he alleged.
No political prisoners in jail, only BNP activists: Home Minister
Mirza Abbas said after a ‘dummy election’, the ‘dummy government’ is not enjoying their time freely as they are always in fear about losing power.
Narrating his prison life, BNP leader said, “This time jail life was horrible as we were deprived of all rights.”
Mirza Abbas said the BNP leaders and activists are ‘captive in AL prison’.
AL weaponising Cyber Security Act to humiliate opposition: Rizvi
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said the Awami League government is using the Cyber Security Act as a tool to suppress the opposition’s leaders and activists.
He made the comments in a discussion programme to mark the ninth founding anniversary of Zia Cyber Force as a chief guest at BNP Nayapalton central office.
"As a politician we are used to prison one or twice in a year. During my jail life I have met a lot of young inmates who were jailed for writing against the misrule of AL," he said.
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Even women are not safe from the AL rage as a Jagannath University (JnU) female student's case shows, Rizvi said.
"I strongly believe that those who are active in social media are more genius than others.," Rizvi said.
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Ekramul Haque Titu becomes Mymensingh mayor for second time
Ekramul Haque Titu was unofficially declared the winner in the Mymensingh City Corporation election held on Saturday.
With this, Titu has once again become the mayor of the Mymensingh city corporation.
Belayet Hossain Choudhury, returning officer, announced the unofficial results of the election around 10:30 pm at Advocate Tarek Smriti Auditorium in the city.
Tahseen Bahar bags Cumilla City mayoral post
Titu, former mayor of the city corporation, bagged 1,39,604 votes while his nearest rival Advocate Sadequl Haque Khan Milky got 35,763 votes.
Three other candidates -- Ehtesamul Alam bagged 10,733 votes, Rezaul got 1,487 votes and Jatiyo Party candidate Shahidul Islam got 1,321 votes.
Balloting began at 8:00 am using Electronic voting Machines and continued till 4:00pm without any break.
MP Henry's husband wins Sirajganj Zila Parishad by-polls race
Besides, 149 councillors and 69 women councilors contested the polls for 33 ward councillors and 11 women reserved seats.
A total of 1,88,948 voters exercised their voting rights in this by-poll.
Tahseen Bahar bags Cumilla City mayoral post
Tahseen Bahar Shuchona was unofficially declared winner in the Cumilla City Corporation election held on Saturday.
Farhad Hossain, returning officer, announced the unofficial results of the election this evening at the Zilla School auditorium in the city.
Shuchona, daughter of Cumilla-6 (Sadar) lawmaker and president of Cumilla city unit Awami League AKM Bahauddin Bahar, secured 48,890 votes while her nearest rival Monirul Hoque Sakku got 26,897 votes.
Another contestant Nizam Uddin Kaiser, known as a former BNP leader, got 13,155 votes while another candidate Noor-ur Rahman Mahmud Tanim bagged 5,173 votes.
Voting began in the polls at 8:00am and closed around 4:00pm. Electronic voting machines (EVMs) were used for voting in the polls.
Tahseen Bahar said this victory was the victory of Cumilla metropolis Awami League and the people of Comilla city.
At that time, she also sought cooperation from all walks of life to renovate Cumilla City.
The mayoral post of Cumilla City Corporation was left vacant following the death of its 2nd mayor Arfanul Haque Rifat.
MP Henry's husband wins Sirajganj Zila Parishad by-polls race
Shamim Talukder Labu, husband of Sirajganj-2 lawmaker Jannat Ara Talukder Henry, was unofficially declared winner in the by-election to Sirajganj Zila Parishad held on Saturday.
Shamim bagged 634 votes while his nearest rival Maqbul Hossain Mukul, president of Malaysia unit Awami League got 506 votes, District Returning Officer Shahidul Islam confirmed.
AL candidate wins Naogaon-2 election
He said that six candidates contested this by-election.
The voting was held peacefully in the polling stations of 9 upazilas of the district on Saturday from 8 am to 2 pm.
The post of chairman was left vacant following the resignation of Abdul Latif Biswas.
No political prisoners in jail, only BNP activists: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said that there are no political prisoners in country’s jail and those who are imprisoned are BNP activists.
“BNP claims that thousands of political prisoners (rajbondi) are in jail, I would say that there is no political prisoner here in the country. Those who are jailed are BNP activists,” he said.
He said this while replying to a question from reporters after a programme organised on the occasion of Police Memorial Day-2024 at the Convention Hall of Police Staff College on Saturday.
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“We don't have any political prisoners here. Those who vandalised the Chief Justice's residence, those who beat the police, Ansar to death, those who beat the girls, we have identified them after checking footage and took action according to the law. That's what the police did,” said the minister.
He said BNP also tried to foil the election in 2014 by creating anarchic situation and arson terrorism. But gradually they have become isolated from people.
Pointing at Tarique Rahman, the home minister said he is trying to control his party's politics in the country staying in England. He neither cares about the people of this country nor his party activists, he added.
UAE FM stresses signing of CEPA, activating JBC for economic partnership with Bangladesh
The people of this country believe that Bangladesh will not lose its way as long as the Prime Minister is alive, Azaduzzaman said.