Don’t form local committee with relatives: Quader

November 26, 2019

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today asked his party’s rank and file not to form any grassroots committee comprised of "family members or relatives". “Educated person with clean image is needed now. If we want to save democracy, we will have to save Awami League,” Quader came up with the call while addressing a triennial council of Rangpur district and city units of Awami League at Public Library ground in the city this noon. Quader also read transport and bridges minister also asked the party’s local level leaders and workers to say no to the ‘seasonal birds’ and opportunists in the party’s leadership. The ruling Awami League has plunged into a serious image crisis as top brass of its different wings including Jubo League and Chhatra League have been caught for their involvement in corruption and irregularities. To retrieve the party’s smashed image, Awami League has started purification drive within the party sounding a note of caution that no one will be speared how powerful the wrongdoers are. Amid the purification drive, Awami League youth wing Jubo League on November 26 made Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash new chairman and Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil general secretary with its five expelled top leaders in jail over corruption allegations. Pointing finger at the local level leaders, Quader said, “Power doesn’t sustain forever. Don’t abuse power just be modest to win people’s minds.” Calling upon the people in the area to stay with Awami League for continuation of development in the country, he said his government must eliminate corruption from the country for the sake of its overall development. Awami League Presidium Member Ramesh Chandra inaugurated the council while Momotaz Uddin Ahmed acting president of Rangpur district unit was presiding over the council. ...

Pro-BNP activists clash with police at HC intersection

November 26, 2019

Hundreds of activists of the Jatiyatabadi Muktijuddher Projonmo took to the streets after a programme at the National Press Club auditorium on Tuesday. They later occupied the High Court intersection for an hour and vandalised a number of vehicles on the road, according to some onlookers. Activists of pro-BNP Jatiyatabadi Muktijuddha Dal blocked the road in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand the release of jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Photo: Asif Mahmud OvePolice later brought the situation under control by firing tear-gas shells at the protesters, said Ramna Division Deputy Commissioner Sajjadur Rahman. Activists organised a programme at the Press Club in the morning demanding the release of Khaleda. BNP's standing committee member Moudud Ahmed was scheduled to be the chief guest at the event but the senior lawyer failed to turn up citing his engagements at the High Court. Under the circumstances, leaders of the organisation ended the programme ahead of schedule and brought out a procession. Activists of pro-BNP Jatiyatabadi Muktijuddha Dal blocked the road in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand the release of jailed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Photo: Asif Mahmud OveA small group of policemen subsequently tried to stop the procession as it advanced from the Press Club. However, the activists ignored the police and proceeded to station themselves on the High Court intersection. The blockade brought traffic to a standstill from the Press Club to Matsya Bhaban area for about an hour. Later, tensions flared up after the presence of law enforcers in the area was increased. The protesters then proceeded to attack the police, forcing the law enforcers to retaliate. The situation started to normalise after 2:30 pm, police said. ...

“Ishwarganj Poribar” beside the killed Junaid’s Family

November 26, 2019

Ahmed Humayun Kabir: Children of Wazkuruni Junaid killed in fire at Ishwarganj in Mymensingh beside the stands Social Development organization Facebook group “Ishwarganj poribar”. On Sunday afternoon, admins and moderators of the “Ishwarganj poribar” visited their home and visited the child's grave. Then handed over the clothes to the bereaved family, school textbooks, winter sheets and rice sacks. Attending the meeting, Rajib Alamin, Parvez Bhuiyan, Khairul Islam Al Amin, Rejaul Karim Raju and moderators were Junaid Fakir, Ritu Rahman Himu, Farhad Ahmed and Emon. Admin Parvez Bhuiyan of the “Ishwarganj poribar” said, "We administer and the moderator clothes for all members of the Junaid family. Our Upazila Executive Officer Umme Rumana Tua sir arranged textbooks, winter sheets, rice bags. It is learned that on Friday, Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Umme Rumana Tua went to the house of the deceased Junaid and handed over the child's father 25 thousand in cash and two blankets. He assured all the help of the children and sisters of the deceased. On Thursday night, Wazkuruni Junaid, son of Dulal Mia, was burnt to death in his home in Narayanpur village of Uchhakila union. Everything in the world, including the books of her three sisters, was burnt to ashes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo-ch2z-Xe4&t=37s ...