Bangladesh’s Hasina did not resign before fleeing, son says

আগস্ট ১০, ২০২৪

Online Desk: Long-time Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina had not resigned as prime minister before fleeing this week to India as anti-government protesters marched on her official residence, her son and adviser told Reuters early on Saturday. Hasina has been sheltering in New Delhi since Monday following an uprising that killed about 300 people, many of them students, ending her uninterrupted rule of 15 years in the country of 170 million people. "My mother never officially resigned. She didn't get the time," Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed told Reuters from Washington. "She had planned to make a statement and submit her resignation. But then the protesters started marching on the prime minister's residence. And there was no time. My mother wasn't even packed. As far as the constitution goes, she is still the prime minister of Bangladesh." He said though the president had dissolved parliament after consulting with military chiefs and opposition politicians, the formation of a caretaker government without the prime minister actually formally resigning "can be challenged in court". Wazed also said Hasina's Awami League party would contest the next election, which he said must be held within three months. "I'm confident the Awami League will come to power. If not, we will be the opposition. Either way is fine," he said. He said he was encouraged by a recent statement from Khaleda Zia, chief of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a Hasina foe, that there should be no revenge or vengeance after Hasina fled. "I was very happy to hear Mrs. Khaleda Zia's statement that let bygones be bygones," Wazed said. "Let's forget the past. Let us not pursue the politics of vengeance. We are going to have to work together, whether it's a unity government or not." He said he was "willing to work with the BNP ... to have democratic elections in Bangladesh and restore democracy and to work with them to ensure that going forward, we have peaceful democracy where...

Jubo League’s doa and milad mahfil in Ishwarganj on Sheikh Moni’s birthday

ডিসেম্বর ০৪, ২০২৩

Ishwarganj (Mymensingh) Correspondent: Ishwarganj Upazila Jubo League held a discussion meeting, doa and milad mahfil on the occasion of the 85th birthday of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni, founder chairman of Awami Jubo League, one of the organizers of the Liberation War. On Monday (December 4) afternoon, a discussion meeting, prayer and Milad Mahfil were organized under the initiative of Upazila Jubo League President Abul Khair. Prayers and milad were conducted by Imam and Khatib Mufti Abdul Matin of Ishwarganj Bara Jame Masjid. The family of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who died on August 15, along with the family of Jubo League founding chairman Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni and his wife Arju Moni, prayed for the soul of the doa and prayer. Besides Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, General Secretary Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil wished good health and long life. Ishwarganj Upazila Jubo League Vice President Masood Talukdar, Organizing Secretary Rafiqul Islam Rubel, Publicity and Publication Secretary Manjur Morshed, Sports Affairs Secretary Al Amin Akand, Deputy Women Affairs Secretary Nusnat Ara Chowdhury Priya and other upazila and union Jubo League leaders and activists at various levels were present. Before prayers and milad, President of Ishwarganj Upazila Jubo League Abul Khair said that Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni was the icon of youth politics in independent Bangladesh. Multi-talented. Apart from politics, he was an astute journalist and writer. Mujib played an important role as the head of the army in the Great War of Liberation. On August 15, 1875, Sheikh Moni and his wife Arju Moni, along with the family of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, were killed by Pakistani allies, anti-independence. Today we pray for the forgiveness of the souls of all the martyrs who died on August 15, including Sheikh Moni. Also, I wish good health and long life to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,...

Awami League protest march in Ishwarganj

আগস্ট ২১, ২০২৩

Ishwarganj (Mymensingh) Correspondent: Upazila Awami League held a protest march and protest meeting in Ishwarganj of Mymensingh on August 21, 2004, on the orders of Tarek Zia, against the brutal grenade attack to kill Bangabandhu's daughter, Deshratna Sheikh Hasina, and the killing of 24 leaders and activists, including female Awami League leader IV Rahman. On Monday afternoon, the protest march and protest meeting was organized by the initiative of Ishwarganj Upazila Awami League and its affiliated organizations.The protest march left the party office of the Upazila Awami League and after walking through various roads of the city, went to the Ishwarganj Muktijoddha memorial and ended in a protest meeting. On the other hand, a protest march led by Mymensingh District Jubo League member and former president of Ishwarganj Upazila Chhatra League Mahbubur Rahman Mahbub came out from Hospital Road around 11:30 am. The procession went around the main main road of Ishwarganj town and went in front of the party office and joined the party program of Upazila Awami League. Upazila Awami League Vice President Rafiqul Islam VP, General Secretary Safir Uddin Ahmed, Joint General Secretary AKM Harun Or Rashid, Safayet Hossain Bhuia, Organizing Secretary Abdul Jalil Mondal, Masud Hasan Turna, Joint Secretary Ruhul addressed the protest meeting after the rally. Amin Rahul, Youth and Sports Secretary Shahidul Islam Masud, District Jubo League member and former president of Ishwarganj Upazila Chhatra League Mahbubur Rahman, Vice Chairman of Upazila Parishad and former president of Upazila Chhatra League AKM Farid Ullah Farid, Upazila Secchasebak League conference preparation committee convener Saiful Islam and others....

Don’t form local committee with relatives: Quader

নভেম্বর ২৬, ২০১৯

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

নভেম্বর ২৬, ২০১৯

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. ...