Desk Report, Nasiruddin’s statement alluding to Salahuddin, protests and road blockades in Cox’s Bazar BNP leaders and activists and a section of the anti-discrimination student movement have staged protests across Cox’s Bazar district over the statement of National Citizen Party (NCP) chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari, who alluded to BNP standing committee member and former MP from Cox’s Bazar-1 (Chakaria-Pekua) Salahuddin Ahmed. The protest took place after noon today, Saturday. Nasiruddin’s statement alluding to Salahuddin, protests and road blockades in Cox’s Bazar At the ‘Desh Garte July Padayatra’ program held at…
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DBA demands re-evaluation of demutualization program
Desk Report, DBA demands re-evaluation of demutualization program The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA), an organization of brokerage house owners of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), has demanded a re-evaluation of the demutualization program. The organization sent a letter to Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor and Chairman of the Capital Market Development Committee, on Thursday. Copies of the letter have also been given to Khandaker Rashed Maksud, Chairman of the capital market regulator Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), and Mominul Islam, Chairman of the DSE.…
Read More5 arrested for allegedly killing ‘gangster’ after entering hospital in Patna, India
Desk Report, 5 arrested for allegedly killing ‘gangster’ after entering hospital in Patna, India Police have arrested five people from Kolkata on suspicion of shooting dead a ‘gangster’ who entered the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Patna, Bihar state, India. Police claim that four of them were directly involved in the murder. 5 arrested for allegedly killing ‘gangster’ after entering hospital in Patna, India The five were arrested by the Bihar Police and the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police in a raid in…
Read MoreZelensky sends proposal to Russia for next peace talks
Desk Report, Zelensky sends proposal to Russia for next peace talks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that we have sent a proposal to Moscow for another round of peace talks next week. We want to quickly advance the ceasefire talks. He said this in an address to the nation on Saturday evening. Zelensky sends proposal to Russia for next peace talks In the past five months, representatives of Ukraine and Russia have held two rounds of talks in Istanbul, Turkey. These meetings mainly focused on the exchange of prisoners. However,…
Read MoreSaudi prince dies after 20 years in coma
Desk Report, Saudi prince dies after 20 years in coma Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal has died after being in a coma for nearly 20 years, his father, Prince Khaled bin Talal, said on Saturday. Saudi prince dies after 20 years in coma Prince Alwaleed was injured in a car accident in London, the UK capital, in 2005. The accident left him with a serious brain injury and internal bleeding. He was 15 at the time. He was studying as a military cadet in London. Alwaleed had…
Read More‘NCP wants a state system where there is a combination of many ethnic groups, languages and cultures’
Desk Report, ‘NCP wants a state system where there is a combination of many ethnic groups, languages and cultures’ National Citizens Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam said that the NCP wants to build a state system in which there will be a combination of many ethnic groups, languages and cultures. There will be no discrimination in the rights and dignity of all citizens. For that, a new constitution will have to be made. ‘NCP wants a state system where there is a combination of many ethnic groups, languages and cultures’…
Read MoreNCP organizer allegedly beaten up in Banshkhali, Chittagong
Desk Report, The National Citizens Party (NCP) has alleged that an organizer was attacked and beaten up during a party campaign in Banshkhali, Chittagong. The party has alleged that BNP leaders and activists carried out the attack on Saturday night. NCP Central Committee Joint Chief Organizer Emon Syed made the allegation in a post on social media Facebook. He also attached a picture of NCP organizer Tanvir Sikder, who was injured in the attack. Emon Syed told Prothom Alo that the party campaign was being carried out in Banshkhali upazila…
Read MoreBNP also followed Awami fascism by vandalizing NCP stage: Islamic Movement
Desk Report, BNP also followed Awami fascism by vandalizing NCP stage: Islamic Movement BNP has also followed Awami fascism by vandalizing the stage of the National Citizens Party (NCP) road meeting in Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar, said Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman, joint secretary general and party spokesperson of Islami Andolan Bangladesh. Urging BNP to engage in positive politics, he said, “Don’t be intolerant, don’t be aggressive. People don’t want to see violent politics anymore after July.” BNP also followed Awami fascism by vandalizing NCP stage: Islamic Movement The party spokesperson said…
Read MoreRasulof saw a picture of himself in jail with his fans and guards
Desk Report, Rasulof saw a picture of himself in jail with his fans and guards Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced to eight years in prison by Iran for criticizing the government in a film. At that time, Rasoulof met some fans in prison. The fans requested that they watch the film ‘There Is No Evil’ with Rasoulof. The director recently shared that experience with everyone at the Gothenburg Film Festival. Rasoulof’s new film ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ is being screened at the festival. The film has also been nominated…
Read MoreSome quarters are questioning whether it is even possible for the government to hold elections.
Desk Report, Some quarters are questioning whether it is even possible for the government to hold elections. BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that the question of whether the interim government can hold elections at all can no longer be seen as an isolated statement by some quarters. He said that democratic political parties should keep a watchful eye on whether anyone is trying to waste time on the national election. Some quarters are questioning whether it is even possible for the government to hold elections. The BNP Acting…
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