Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, as it appears, has taken the month of Ramadan as an advantage of holding open programme and conducting countrywide campaign against the government through Iftar party. Jamaat and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir would hold several hundred Iftar parties across the country during the month. When contacted for comments, Jamaat senior leaders were not available over telephone. Asked about the Iftar parties, the party’s Dhaka city unit leader Ataur Rahman Sarker said that the Iftar parties are...
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The holy month of Ramzan begins today (Monday). In absence of outdoor political programme, Iftar party politics will replace the scene during the whole month from the beginning aimed at strengthening relation with political allies and supporters. The major political parties, particularly the Awami League and the BNP, are treating the time as very special. They want to use Iftar parties to make new friends and renew old relations with alliance partners to face opponents in coming days. From this...
Not only some top leaders but also mid-level leaders of the BNP are becoming unhappy with their party chief Begum Khaleda Zia, as they think that they are not evaluated properly. Khaleda Zia, they said, now relies on a section of her staff, including some retired civil and military bureaucrats, instead of party leaders. “She does not evaluate us, as she does not call meetings of party’s different forums, including national executive committee (NEC), regularly. The NEC and other forums...
Senior lawyers, human rights activists and civil society members have expressed concern over increase of abduction in the country. They said that the government can’t shroud off its responsibility while they suggesting actions against those involved in such crimes. Expressing grave concern over the issue, president of Supreme Court Bar Association Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain told The New Nation that the government has to unveil the mystery of abduction incidents. If the government fails to do it, it should quit...
The tobacco cultivation in croplands in the country is growing day by day, raising concern for possible food shortage. It is also destroying biodiversity and ecology of the country, said anti-tobacco activists and experts. According to them, the tobacco cultivation has increased in the recent years. They have blamed tobacco companies for influencing farmers to grow tobacco instead of agro-crops. The farmers also choose the tobacco cultivation, as they don’t get fair prices of agricultural products, even the production costs....
Jamaat-e-Islami, main alliance partner of the BNP, is preparing for the 3rd phase of the upazila election.Nonetheless, BNP and Jamaat have failed to reconcile difference over selection of single candidate in many upazilas. BNP is trying for a compromise with its key ally to win majority chairman and vice-chairman posts in the third phase also, sources said. Polls to 83 upazilas will be held on March 15 in the third phase. Alongside with the efforts to convince the Jamaat, BNP...
Although the BNP is talking of launching tough anti-government movement after the Eid-ul-Fitr, the party high command is apparently hesitant over taking any firm decision about it as the party is in the grip of internal feuds at different levels. A large number of party men in cities, districts and upazila units across the country are openly divided into different groups under different leaders. The failure in reorganising the party and its different front bodies is seen as another reason...
It is a familiar scene that during the rainy season most of the city roads are submerged due to heavy rain, wreaking havoc on the city life. Even a little rain causes serious problems and creates water-logging. Environmentalists and city planners blamed policymakers for this situation. They said, this situation normally occurs due to unplanned urbanisation, insufficient drainage system, blockage of the drainages, filling up the canals and lakes and water bodies in the city, lack of long-time plan, corruption,...
The BNP-led 19-party alliance is likely to turn into a 20-party political platform, as a faction of Dilip Barua-led Samyabadi Dal has decided to join the alliance. The announcement in this regard will come soon, sources said. BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday night held a meeting with the top leaders of the 19-party alliance to take decision in this regard alongside with discussing the issue of the next course of action. Held at her Gulshan office in the...
The load shedding in the capital of Dhaka, Sylhet and Rajshahi has been rising for last seven days. At the same time, the residents of these cities, have been facing acute water crisis. In Dhaka, the worst hit areas in both cases are Golapbagh, Bashabo, Madartek, Banasree, South Banasree, Mohammadpur, Shyamoli, parts of Dhanmandi, Adabar, the Indira Road, the Green Road, Monipuripara, Sher-e-Bangalanagar, Meer Hazirbagh, Rajarbagh and Sabujbagh. “We can neither bathe nor cook food properly due to water crisis. It...
Rebel candidates of both the Awami League and the BNP are in the race in upazila polls in different areas, defying the order of the chiefs of the two parties– Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia. Khaleda Zia has already asked the BNP leaders to ensure the victory of the BNP-led alliance-backed candidates through fielding single candidate while Sheikh Hasina has also directed the same to her party leaders. Polls to 83 upazilas will be held on March 15 in...
The second phase of the upazila election will be held today (Thursday) in 116 upazilas. Voting at the Maheshkhali upazila, however, will be held in March instead of today. In the first phase, UZ polls were held on February 19 and 24 in 98 upazilas. The voting will begin from 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm without any break. The day has been declared a public holiday in the polling areas. The election campaign ended on Tuesday midnight. The Election Commission...
