BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party is open to providing a reasonable timeframe to the interim government to oversee a general election. "We want to give the government time, but they must bring all political parties to a position of trust," Fakhrul said during a press interaction in Sylhet on Sunday afternoon.
Khaleda’s bank accounts activated after 17 years
Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's all bank accounts have been activated after 17 years.
In this regard, a letter from the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been sent to Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday to activate all bank accounts of Khaleda Zia.
According to NBR and BB sources, the newly appointed chairman of NBR Md. Abdur Rahman...
India faces the gravest geopolitical fallout from Sheikh Hasina’s exit
In the hours before Sheikh Hasina fled Gonobhaban, her official residence in Dhaka, on 5 August, Bangladeshi security forces killed scores of protesters who had joined a huge march to the capital demanding an end to her autocratic rule. Around the same time, it has since been reported, Hasina had pressured the army chief to enforce a curfew using deadly force, which would have meant the military joining the bloodbath. The army chief refused.
Fakhrul on way to Rangpur
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir delivered his short speech & guideline at the BNP Party Office, Saidpur on 14th August (Wednesday).
On his way to Rangpur, taking a short break he attended Saidpur BNP Office to encourage his party leaders & workers. Press & Media of the District were also present there.
Hasina hasn’t issued any statement, says son
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh dictator Sheikh Hasina, said in a statement on X on Sunday night that Awami League president Sheikh Hasina has not yet issued any statement before or after leaving Dhaka.
‘The recent resignation statement attributed to my mother published in a newspaper is completely false and fabricated. I have just confirmed with her that she did not make any statement either bef...
Chief adviser to meet BNP leaders this afternoon
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Interim Government's Chief Adviser, is set to meet with senior BNP leaders at his residence on Monday around 4:00 PM. The meeting was confirmed by Sayrul Kabir Khan, an officer from the BNP Chairperson's press wing. BNP's standing committee members, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will attend the meeting at the invitation of Dr. Yunus.
This meeting follows the formation of the interim government on August 8, after the ousting of Sheikh Hasina in the wake of a student-led mass uprising.