No scope to put me on trial: Ershad
August 30, 2010
Former military autocrat Hussein Muhammad Ershad has claimed that no one can make him face trials.
“Those who are asking for my trial, has not read the High Court verdict properly. They are mentally ill,” Ershad suggested.
Delwar granted bail
August 22, 2010
The High Court on Sunday granted anticipatory bail for two months to BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain in four separate cases filed on charge of threatening Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
BNP sees ‘vengeance’ behind Coco parole repeal
August 21, 2010
BNP senior joint secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has slated the government decision to cancel the parole of party chief Khaleda Zia’s younger son Arafat Rahman Coco.
Juba Leaguer’s autopsy report with police
August 21, 2010
Police has received the autopsy report relating to the death of Juba League leader Ibrahim Ahmed.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station sub inspector Azimuddin told bdnews24.com that the report, which was collected from Dhaka Medical College on Thursday, was sent to metropolitan detective branch police on Friday.
BNP-Jamaat has link with Aug 21 attack: PM
August 21, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday claimed that the BNP-Jamaat coalition government had a link with the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally.
The prime minister alleged that the members of law enforcement agencies who were on duty on the dreadful day had helped the attackers to escape the scene.
Hearing on bringing Koko’s money back Sep 15
August 18, 2010
A Dhaka Court on Wednesday fixed September 15 for hearing on the petition filed by Bangladesh Bank to bring back the money allegedly siphoned off to Singapore by Arafat Rahman Koko, youngest son of opposition leader Khaleda Zia.
2 Jamaat leaders held in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj
August 9, 2010
Two top Jamaat-e-Islami leaders from Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj units were arrested Monday morning.
The arrestees are Abdul Malek, acting secretary general of Rajshahi Jamaat unit, and Mokhlesur Rahman, Jamaat Ameer of Chapainawabganj pourasava unit.
Country facing worst time: Khaleda
July 31, 2010
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday claimed that the country has been facing a worst time as the present government failed to fulfill the people’s hope and aspirations.
“Situation has been created to hold mass upsurge as the government failed to maintain the pace with people’s aspiration,” she said after inaugurating the party’s national executive committee meeting at the auditorium of Institute of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital.
4 Jamaat leaders to appear in tribunal Aug 2
July 29, 2010
The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued a production warrant to the prisons authorities to produce the four top detained Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders before the tribunal on August 2.
The four Jamaat men are party Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, its Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid and two senior assistant secretaries general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Mollah.
BNP announces mass procession Aug 9
July 27, 2010
Opposition BNP Tuesday announced a mass procession in the capital on August 9 as part of its current anti-government movement.
BNP Chairperson and opposition leader Khaleda Zia will lead the mass procession which will start from Paltan Maidan.
BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain formally announced the program at a press briefing at BNP central office in the afternoon.
Delwar said the mass procession will be organised to protest repression on the opposition, press for the release of arrested BNP leaders and workers and its front and associate bodies, protest the kidnapping of DCC ward councilor Chowdhury Alam, price hike of essentials, ensure electricity-gas-water supply as well as to protest terrorism, tender-manipulation, grabbing and admission-trade by ‘Chhtara League’ activists.
Replying to a question, he said the government has become unnerved as it has started losing popularity for its misrule, misdeeds and failure to implement any of its election pledges.
So, Delwar said the government has resorted to force in obstructing the opposition’s democratic and peaceful programs one after another.
The BNP secretary general urged the government to show democratic attitude and expressed the hope that the mass procession would not be obstructed.
Delwar urged BNP leaders and workers and its front and associate bodies to join the mass procession and make it an all-out success. He also sought cooperation from the people to this end.
On Monday’s police attack on demonstration of private university students in the city against imposition of VAT on their tuition fees, he strongly condemned the baton charges and fired teargas shells on the student’s demonstration.
Asked about the 35-year agreement between Bangladesh and India on import of electricity from India, Delwar said Bangladesh has adequate resources to generate power and the country can solve its own problems by utilising the domestic resources.
He said an ‘evil omen’ has hung over the country to prevent it from becoming a self-reliant nation.
Source: thedailystar.net