BNP executive committee member Ishraque Hossain was attacked on Sunday allegedly by the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League BCL) near Jagannath University (JnU) while distributing leaflets to drum up public support for the party’s December-10 rally. Talking to UNB, Ishraque alleged that the BCL activists from Jagannath University carried out the attack at noon, leaving six-seven BNP leaders and activists. The BNP leader said the BCL men first started throwing brick chips when he along with BNP leaders and activists were getting into his vehicle after completing the leaflet distribution programme. Read more: BNP demands withdrawal of check post outside Khaleda’s house “Later, they attacked us with rods and hockey sticks. They also vandalised my vehicle,” he said. Ishraque,  the son of late BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka, said four injured BNP activists were admitted to a hospital. Contacted, JnU unit BCL president Ibrahim Farazi said they chased Ishraque and his followers as the BNP leader was making provocative remarks while distributing the leaflets He claimed that some BCL activists were injured as the ‘cadres’ of Ishraque attacked them. Read more: 75 sued over crude bomb blast in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan office Earlier on Nov 5, the motorcade of Ishraque came under attack by miscreants at Mahilara Bazar in Gouranadi upazila on his way to BNP’s divisional rally in Barishal. A number of vehicles were vandalised while nine BNP activists were injured in the attack.

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain was freed from jail on Tuesday evening, hours after he was granted bail in an arson attack case. He walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 6:15pm as the bail order reached the jail authorities, said jail sources. Also read:BNP leader Ishraque gets bail BNP’s Dhaka south city unit leaders and activists received him at the jail gate. Earlier in the day, Ishraque secured bail, six days after he was arrested and jailed in an arson attack case. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain passed the order on a bond of Tk 5,000. Ishraque’s lawyer Taherul Islam Tawhid said his client was out of the country on the day of incident of torching a vehicle for which he was arrested. He said the BNP leader was granted bail as he submitted the proof before the court in this regard. Earlier on April 6, police arrested Ishraque Hossain, while he along with Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal leaders was distributing leaflets highlighting the Awami League government’s failure in controlling the prices of daily essentials and against its alleged corruption. Police said they arrested Ishraque, son of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, as an arrest warrant was pending against him in a case filed over setting a car on fire near the Bangladesh Bank building in the capital in 2020. Ishraque was BNP’s mayoral candidate in the last Dhaka South City Corporation elections. An FIR was lodged against 42 people in connection with vandalising and torching a vehicle on November 12, 2020. Ishraque was made an accused in the case. Also read: BNP leader Ishraque lands in jail On November 18, 2020, the BNP leader secured bail from the High Court in the case. On January 5, 2021, he surrendered before a lower court after completion of his bail period, granted by the High Court and sought bail again in the case. On August 18, 2021, the court issued a warrant for the arrest of Ishraque after rejecting his bail petition in the case.

After Tabith Awal’s petition, BNP’s defeated mayoral candidate in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday filed a petition with the electoral tribunal seeking cancellation of the results of the February-1 polls.

BNP’s defeated mayoral candidate for the recently held Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls Ishraque Hossain on Sunday alleged that their party’s all leaders did not sincerely work to ensure the victory of the party candidates.

BNP’s Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain on Friday discussed the latest election situation with US Embassy’s political counselor Brent Christensen.

BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls Ishraque Hossain on Monday feared that a move is on to make the field empty before the February-1 voting as a case was filed against his supporters in connection with Sunday’s Gopibagh clash.

The BNP’s Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain on Saturday called upon voters in general and his supporters in particular to turn the other cheek in the face of any provocation till the election is over and victory is achieved.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the ruling party is conspiring to hamper their party’s victory in the elections to two Dhaka city corporations.

BNP’s Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayoral candidate Ishraque Hossain on Monday urged voters to elect him to have a liveable and clean city with all civic amenities.

Calling upon voters to go to polling stations on February 1 braving any kind of obstruction, BNP’s mayoral candidates in the elections to Dhaka north and south city corporations on Sunday promised that they would fight against corruption if they are elected.