Acting Chairman of BNP Tarek Rahman commented that many people including Hasina fled the country in the face of student uprising, but their ghosts are still sitting everywhere. He said that the friends of the fallen dictatorship can sit on the neck of the nation once again.

It should be remembered that tyranny should not rise again on the basis of their own chaos or disunity.

On Tuesday (5 November) afternoon at Munshi Meherullah Maidan (Town Hall Ground) in Jessore city, Tarek said these things while joining virtually in the memorial meeting organized by district BNP on the occasion of the sixth death anniversary of BNP national standing committee member and former minister Tariqul Islam.

Acting Chairman of BNP said, we have overthrown the fascist dictator Hasina government through the great revolution of the students. Many have fled the country including Hasina. But their companion-ghosts are still everywhere. They are trying to re-establish themselves by destabilizing the administration. It should be remembered that the friends of these fallen dictatorships can sit on the neck of the nation once again.

He said that the people of the country realized what could be the consequences of the fallen dictatorial fascists through the intense movement of the students on August 5. Therefore, the Bangladesh of the future should be free from exploitation, torture and discrimination. Everyone must work together to realize the aspirations and goals of the people's revolution. Remember there is no substitute for unity.

Urging those who cherish the ideals of nationalism, Tariq Rahman said that all misunderstandings should be ended and the country should be taken on the path of true democracy. People's right to vote and rice should be established. Just adding a few words to the constitution will not bring about reforms. In order to make reforms, first of all, people's right to vote must be ensured. For that purpose, BNP has presented 31-point reform proposal before the nation. BNP is working to implement that demand. You have to be united in fulfilling that demand. It should be remembered that tyranny should not rise again on the basis of their own chaos or disunity.

'Tariqul Islam never ran after abundance and wealth'
Noting that late Tariqul Islam devoted himself to the struggle for the liberation of mother, soil and people, Tariq Rahman said that he never ran after abundance and wealth. Today's new generation should learn from the political life of Tariqul Islam and its ethics. Who or who do politics as a tool for personal gain or money-making; Their fate was witnessed by the countrymen.

Even though the commemoration started at 3 o'clock, BNP leaders and workers started gathering in groups at Munshi Meherullah Maidan, the place of commemoration. The crowd spilled beyond the town hall grounds into the surrounding streets.

Acting chairman of BNP, Tariq Rahman, connected virtually from London, said that the presence of thousands of people in today's memorial meeting proves how popular late Tariqul Islam was. Tariqul Islam did not compromise with ideals throughout his life. Tariqul Islam has been repeatedly imprisoned, attacked and prosecuted under the dictatorial Ershad regime and under the fascist and fallen dictator Hasina, under the One Eleven government. But he never deviated from his ideals. I don't have much experience working with late Tariqul Islam. Still, I learned from him how to do politics for the people in whatever time I got.

Tariq Rahman said that he has served many times as a minister of important ministries of the government. But still he did not forget about the roots. He was in constant touch with the grassroots people. I am also trying to learn from this quality of late Tariqul Islam and work with the grassroots. Because there is no substitute for this communication to get human love.

Before the speech, Tariq Rahman took part in the prayer ceremony held for the soul of late Tariqul Islam. District BNP Joint Convener Delwar Hossain Khokon presided over the special guest speech at the commemoration meeting by BNP Khulna Divisional Joint Organizing Secretary Jayant Kumar Kundu.

District BNP Member Secretary Syed Saberul Haque Sabu, former President of Jessore Bar Advocate Nazrul Islam, Dr. Haroon Or Rashid, President of Press Club Jessore Zahid Hasan Tukun, Professor Ayub Hossain, Tanmoy Saha, AZ M Salek, President of District Puja Udjab Parishad Dipankar Das Ratan, Mosharraf Hossain, Maulana Belayet Hossain, President of District Chhatra Dal Rajidur Rahman Sagar and others.

Late Tariqul Islam's wife Professor Nargis Begum, two children Shantunu Islam Sumit and Anindya Islam Amit, BNP leader Mizanur Rahman Khan, Golam Reza Dulu, former municipal mayor Maruful Islam Maruf, AKM Sharafuddaulah Chatlu, Mahatab Nasir Palash, Maulana Abdul Mannan, Munir Ahmed Siddiqui Bachchu, Advocate Zafar Sadiq, Human rights organization Rights Jessore Executive Director Binoy Krishna Mallick, Youth Dal District President M Tamal Ahmed, General Secretary Ancharul Haque Rana, Volunteers Dal District President Engineer Rabiul Islam, General Secretary Mustafa Amir Faisal and others. Apart from this, various district and upazila BNP leaders of Khulna Division were present at the memorial meeting.

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi commented that the country won by the blood of the martyrs will not have a place for fascists and dictatorships, he said, "The blood of the martyrs will not be in vain. The Fascists and all their friends will be judged on the soil of the country."

Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said these things, two separate pathsavets with ‘We BNP Parivar’ in Bitanibazar Upazila Sadar and Barigram Bazar around the afternoon on Sunday.

Videos have emerged of protesters burning images of a blogger, Kamran Husen, who is accused of posting propaganda against Islam and religious teachers in Bangladesh. The protesters, including members of Jamaat-e-Islami, and Chhatra Shibir, are calling for the blogger to be hanged.

According to the protesters, the blogger alleges on his website, www.search70.com  that he was raped as a child by his Jamaat-e-Islami Quran Teacher. They claim his website is filled with articles accusing clerics in Bangladesh of sexual abuse of boys. In particular, the protesters highlight articles where he argues that, because the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not explicitly prohibit sexual abuse of boys, clerics are raping young children in their care. He even claims that by today’s standards, the Prophet of Islam would be considered a paedophile.

The protesters argue that these statements, along with other claims in his articles, amount to blasphemy. The ulama and clerics have publicly called for the blogger to be lynched.

Awami League General Secretary and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader said, I don't think BNP is a democratic party. There is no precedent for democracy in their history. They have killed democracy, turned it into a farce. They never obeyed the democratic rules even within the party.

He said these things after paying tributes at the tomb of Sher Bangla AK Fazlul Haque on the occasion of his 62nd death anniversary on Saturday morning.

Obaidul Quader said, BNP does not consider the people as the main issue to gain power by slavery. Slavery of foreign masters can go to power? Still their predicament is how to go to power by enslaving foreign masters?

He also said, they talk big, when did they have a party council? Where did they party council? 7-8 years ago there was a central committee meeting at La Méridien. Jambujet Marka Committee of 501 people belongs to them. Therefore, we do not expect those who do not have democracy within their own party to establish democracy in the country.

Regarding Sher Bangla AK Fazlul Haque, Obaidul Quader said that national leader Sher Bangla was one of the people who took politics to common people in this country. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman inspired the common people with the mantra of freedom. The farmers of rural Bengal will never forget Shere Bangla. He will forever be remembered among them. He is still remembered for protecting usurer moneylenders from tyranny by forming the Debt Arbitration Board.

Obaidul Quader also said, today our commitment is to form the non-communal Bangladesh of Bangabandhu, Suhrawardy, Maulana Bhasani, Sher Bangla AK Fazlul Haque. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, we are fighting to build a humane and non-communal Bangladesh. That is the dream of Sheree Bangla AK Fazlul Haque and that is our pledge today.

Awami League's central executive meeting is being held on Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 7 pm at Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister. It will be chaired by Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The party sources said that the meeting will discuss the conflicts between the parties around the upcoming upazila elections. In particular, there will be the issue of candidates for the relatives of ministers-MPs and leaders in the upazila elections, ignoring the party instructions and trying to spread influence. As a result, the meeting is supposed to decide and decide the strategy to resolve the conflict at the grass root level.

Apart from this, other organizational issues of the party as well as the latest socio-economic, political issues will be discussed and decided. The program of various national and party days will also be finalized in the meeting.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader in a statement requested the party's central executive members to attend the meeting.

The Awami League MPs and ministers concerned are facing a lot of trouble for running their relatives in the upazila elections without heeding the instructions. The sword of organizational punishment is coming down on them. Their party positions and titles may be taken away. They may even not get the party's nomination in the next parliamentary elections. Ministers who do not heed the party's strong message may be dropped from the cabinet at any time.

Relatives of several Awami League MPs are contesting the upazila elections without following the party's instructions. Party General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has spoken to the concerned MPs to remove them from the elections. However, he did not budge! Not a single MPO has withdrawn their relatives from the voting field. There has been a negative reaction within the party regarding this.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that the leaders of the terrorist group BNP are trying to play the 'sympathy card' by showing themselves tortured and oppressed. By abandoning the politics of public welfare, BNP is getting weaker and weaker day by day.

He said these things in a statement on Monday. Obaidul Quader condemned and protested the recent statement of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as 'politically motivated'. He said that BNP as a political party is not able to add any new dimension to mass politics. Therefore, the party's general secretary Mirza Fakhrul is regularly singing the same song in the media; Constantly making false and baseless arrests of torture and torture. They are adopting this tactic for the failure of giving any political program for the people.

Following complaints lodged by Bangladesh Chhatra League to the police for action against Yesmin Rukaya, the editor of www.provatbangla.com for spreading anti-Awami League propaganda, the police have now confirmed that they have established the identity of Yesmin Rukaya from information from her website and a visit to her residential address in Jashore. According to the police, Yesmin Rukaya is currently overseas, but she will be arrested upon return to Bangladesh for offences under the Cyber Security Act 2023, which allows the police to arrest anyone without an arrest warrant.

We will update this section when we have more information.

The rally, initiated by Dhaka Metropolitan North and South BNP, began at 2 pm on Saturday (March 18) in front of the party's central office in Nayapaltan. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will be present as the chief guest.

It was seen on the spot that only BNP leaders and activists gathered in front of the BNP central office in Nayapaltan from 1 pm to participate in the rally. Leaders and activists of the party's affiliated organizations are coming in droves to the rally. Leaders and activists of Chhatra Dal, Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and other organizations are bringing small processions from different areas of the capital. They spread triphala on the road and sat on it, and a stage has been set up on a truck in front of the central office for the rally.

Meanwhile, thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and its affiliates and affiliated organizations were seen attending the rally in separate processions carrying banners, festoons, national flags and party flags. They filled the streets with slogans demanding the release of Khaleda Zia, the resignation of the government and various anti-government slogans.

In addition, leaders and activists were seen participating in the rally wearing caps of different colors.

It was also seen on the spot that law enforcement officers are in a tight position around the BNP central office surrounding the rally. Law enforcement officers are also on duty in plain clothes around the office. Overall preparations are being made to ensure that no destabilizing situation is created by the public gathering.

Like-minded professional Democratic Alliance leaders have commented that if the upcoming 12th National Parliament elections are free, fair and impartial, the Awami League with its philanthropic spirit will not get even 10 seats.

Speakers made these remarks at a protest rally in front of the National Press Club on Saturday (March 18).

The protest rally was held to demand the dissolution of parliament, the upcoming 12th national elections under a non-partisan, impartial caretaker government, permanent bail for Begum Khaleda Zia, the release of all political prisoners, and the implementation of the 10-point demands.

In his speech at the rally, Muhammad Saidur Rahman, chief coordinator of the Democratic Alliance of Like-minded Professionals and president of the Bangladesh Youth Forum, said, "We must build a nationwide mass movement to dissolve this illegal parliament and organize the next 12th National Parliament elections under a non-partisan, impartial caretaker government. If the next 12th National Parliament elections are free, fair and impartial, this eloquent Awami League will not get even 10 seats. The people will sink the boat forever."

At the rally, the alliance's assistant coordinator, Advocate Mainuddin Majumder, said, "The sound of the fall of the Baksali government is being heard this evening. Their unprecedented vote theft in the Supreme Court Bar and Dhaka Bar elections has proven that it is not possible to organize the upcoming 12th National Parliament elections properly under this illegal government."

The rally was also addressed by Nationalist Citizens' Party President Shahzada Syed Mohammad Omar Faruk Pirsaheb, Constitution Preservation Council President Advocate Atiqur Rahman, Nationalist Law Teachers' Council President Advocate Abu Hanif, Nationalist Liberation War-71 President Heroic Freedom Fighter Ansar Rahman Sikder, Bangladesh Democratic Council President Sheikh Alim Ullah Alim and General Secretary Md. Tofail Ahmed Majumder, Zia Citizens' Sangsad General Secretary Asadul Haque Ohidul, Bangladesh Jubo Oikya Parishad General Secretary Shariful Islam Sharif and other top leaders of the alliance.