Awami League
'I'm no longer Awami League's Mirza': Abdul Quader
Noakhali Basurhat Municipality Mayor and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader's younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza Wednesday announced his resignation from the ruling party.
In a Facebook Live Quader Mirza said: "I'm stepping down as a member of the Companiganj upazila Awami League."
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The municipality mayor also said he would not take part in any election and be involved in the party's activities anymore.
"I do not want to be disputed anymore. So far I have been Mirza from Awami League. But I'm no longer Awami League's Mirza," he said.
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However, Mirza also said, "If my followers remain involved in Awami League's activities, I will support them."
The municipality mayor has been involved with the Companiganj upazila Awami League for the past 27 years.
Evil intentions to create anarchy will be resisted: Hanif
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Tuesday said that any evil intention to create anarchy centering the golden jubilee celebration will be resisted strictly.
He was speaking to journalists at the Pabna Circuit House in the morning over recent mayhem of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.
BNP-Jamaat tried to trigger anarchy in 2013 by misleading Madrasa students but the government and people resisted them together, he said.
Hanif accused the BNP-Jamaat alliance and Hefazat of using religion for personal gains.
“Stop using orphan children for personal interest, otherwise the government will deal with you sternly,” he said. Hefazat enforced a daylong strike on Sunday that ended with reports of sporadic clashes across the country.
On Friday, four people were killed and at least 15 others were injured in a clash between Hefazat supporters and police at Hathazari in Chattogram.
Police opened fire after a group of protestors attacked the Hathazari thana compound, Hathazari land office and set fire to a vehicle.
On the same day, at least 50 people, including several journalists, were injured in a clash between Muslim devotees and police in Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area.
Clashes erupted when police barred people from bringing out a procession after Jum’a prayers protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh.
BNP accuses govt of destabilising country
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government has destabilised the country with its ‘imprudent’ decision like killing of people.
In a statement, he said, "In the last two days, since the great Independence Day, massacres carried out in Dhaka, Chittagong, Brahmanbaria and other areas through the firing of bullets and violence by law enforcers and Chhatra League and Jubo League. “People have been shot dead in Brahmanbaria even today (Sunday).”
"The government has made the entire country unstable with its imprudent decision of killing people by getting unnerved in the face of protests and demonstrations by people,” the BNP leader said.
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He alleged that the government ordered law enforcers to shoot people and gave weapons to the ‘ruling party cadres’ instead of taking steps to calm the situation. “The government must shoulder the responsibility for the evolving situation.”
Fakhrul said many people, including Pir Abdul Hamid of Madhupur, were injured in firing by ‘Awami cadres’ during a demonstration in Munshiganj’s Sirajdikhan.
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Besides, he said, indiscriminate firing and armed attacks were carried out in different parts of the country, including Dhaka’s signboard areas.
Fakhrul condemned the arrest of BNP Executive Committee member advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury in the city.
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He demanded the government arrest the ‘Awami League cadres’ involved in the attacks on people and release Nipun immediately.
“The country’s people are living under the rule of an oppressive government. The government has become crazy to shed blood of people by firing bullets on people's chests instead of taking steps to protect public health amid coronavirus transmission,” Fakhrul observed.
AL factional clashes keep flaring: 1 killed in Sirajganj
At least 1 person was killed and 5 others suffered injuries as two factions within Awami League clashed over party election in Sirajganj’s Enayetpur on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as AL activist Abdul Jalil (38), son of Abu Sayed of Ajgara village. Among the 5 injured 3 were admitted to local hospitals and clinics.
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On Wednesday, two opponent groups of Sadia Chandpur Union Awami League of Enayetpur in the tri-annual assembly clashed vandalizing and exploding cocktails when Jalil was stabbed dead.
Jalil died on the spot, confirmed Enayetpur Police Station OC Ataur Rahman.
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The tri-annual conference of Awami League was held at the local Betil School and College ground. After the vote count there were chases, cocktail explosions, motorcycle vandalism and clashes between the supporters of the two groups, he added.
Rushing to the spot, police brought the situation under control and recovered the dead body.
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Additional police have been deployed in the area.
Enayetpur AL acting General Secretary Azgar Ali said the opposition supported clashed from the prediction of not winning the election. Apart from Jalil another activist’s leg was severed.
AL succeeded in ‘depoliticisation’ process: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government has started the process of ‘depoliticisation by spreading panic and false propaganda' in the country.
AL infighting leaves 2 injured in Bogura on Bangabandhu's birth centenary
At least two people, including a union parishad (UP) chairman, were injured during a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) in Bogura's Kahaloo upazila.
BNP observed Mar 7 to belittle it: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the BNP observed the historic March 7 this year to belittle the significance of the occasion.
AL picks Nuruddin Chowdhury Nayan for Laxmipur-2 by polls
Awami League on Saturday nominated Nuruddin Chowdhury Nayan, AL Laxmipur district unit general secretary, to contest the Laxmipur-2 constituency by-election.
None involved in Companiganj violence to be spared: Obaidul Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said that no one involved in the incident in Noakhali's Companiganj will be spared.
BNP demands reconstitution of EC
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday demanded the constitution of a new election commission with “competent persons”, saying that the present commission is “worse even than an obedient salve”.