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.

A 12-party alliance has formed a human chain in Dhaka in a series of simultaneous movements to achieve 10-point demands, including the resignation of the illegal government, the release of all political prisoners including Begum Khaleda Zia, and a reduction in the prices of daily necessities. This Saturday morning, the top leaders of the alliance, while forming a human chain on the road adjacent to the Bijoynagar water tank in the capital, said that there is no alternative to the movement to overthrow the government in one go. By overthrowing this illegal government through a mass movement, electoral democracy will be restored in the country under a non-partisan and impartial government and the right of the people to vote will be re-established.

The human chain was chaired by Jatiya Party Chairman Mustafa Jamal Haider and moderated by Bangladesh Kalyan Party Joint Secretary General Abdullah Al Hasan Shakib. Bangladesh Kalyan Party Chairman Major General (retd) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Bir Pratik, Bangladesh Labor Party Chairman Mostafizur Rahman Iran, Bangladesh National Party Chairman Advocate Syed Ehsanul Huda, Bangladesh LDP Secretary General Shahadat Hossain Selim, National Democratic Party (NDP) Chairman Qari Muhammad Abu Taher, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Secretary General Mufti Golam Mohiuddin Ikram, Bangladesh Muslim League (BML) Chairman Advocate Sheikh Zulfikar Bulbul Chowdhury, Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) General Secretary Iqbal Hossain, NAP-Bhasani Chairman Advocate Azharul Islam, Bangladesh Islamic Party Secretary General Abul Kashem, Top leaders of the 12-party alliance, including Maulana Abdul Karim, Secretary General of the Islamic Unity Alliance.
The top leaders of the 12-party alliance said in the human chain that the peaceful movement of the opposition parties across the country is being obstructed and harassed in various ways. At the same time, a mass arrest campaign has begun. Political leaders and activists of the opposition parties are being arrested indiscriminately.
They said that the democracy of the Awami League government, the soul agent of the spirit of the Liberation War, has today turned into a war system. Having failed to confront the opponent democratically, they are expressing their helplessness due to lack of public support by resorting to assault cases, arrests and various other tactics.
The speakers said, "If you have made so much progress, why are you afraid of not getting the people's votes? Why are you afraid of elections under an impartial government? Why are you trying to do a hat trick of winning without votes by losing trust in the people and using administration and muscle power?"

They also said that the situation in the country is very bad. A group of godfather bandits have looted the country and made a fortune and smuggled money abroad. The businessmen of the government party have created an artificial crisis by forming a syndicate and raising the prices of rice, pulses, flour, oil, salt, fish, meat, eggs and even the protein farm chicken of the poor from 130/140 to 250 taka. A silent famine has begun in the country. In this situation, the anti-people illegal government is increasing the prices of fuel, gas and electricity in stages!!

They said, the illegal unelected Sheba Das government has taken the country to bankruptcy through its secret power deal with Assam. The power import agreement with the Adani Group must be canceled immediately. The public outcry in favor of the 10-point demands, including the release of all political prisoners including Begum Khaleda Zia, will sweep away the illegal government. The resignation of the government by dissolving the parliament has become the only demand of the country and the people.

‘A fraudster and two associates have been arrested on charges of defrauding people by sending them abroad under the guise of 'MP Mizanur'. Parliament security personnel arrested three members of the fraudster gang during the National Parliament session last Saturday. They are on a three-day remand at the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station in the capital.

This gang has extorted crores of taka from at least 40 people by promising to send them to the European country Kosovo. The fake MP Shamimur Rahman alias Atiq alias MP Mizanur was assisted in this work by Rahul Hossain, a computer operator appointed as the master roll of the Parliament Secretariat. Through him, the alleged MP used to collect passes to enter the Parliament and regularly come and go to the Parliament. In addition, numerous people who wanted to go abroad were cheated by giving them the opportunity to enter the Parliament with the gate passes.

The victims of the fraud, Mehedi Hasan of Barguna, Nahidul Islam of Natore and Aminul Haque of Habiganj, have filed a case against Shamimur Rahman and his associates at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station. The investigation officer of the case, Sub-Inspector Anwar Hossain Khan, told Samakal on Wednesday night that the three-day remand of the accused will end on Thursday. The case has been filed on charges of impersonating an MP and embezzling Tk 16 lakh 92 thousand by cheating. An investigation is underway.

Mehedi Hasan, the plaintiff in the case, said that Shamimur Rahman alias Mizanur's home is in Jagatpur, Titas Upazila, Comilla. In Dhaka, he lives in Mohammadpur Housing Society. He also implicated his wife Moutusi Rahman in the fraud. One of Mizanur's associates was Rahul Hossain, a computer operator who was appointed to the master roll of the Parliament Secretariat. His home is in Kamalpur, Mithamoin, Kishoreganj district. In Dhaka, he lives in Satmasjid Housing, Mohammadpur.

Mehedi Hasan alleged that Shamimur Rahman introduced himself as MP Mizanur and collected blood samples from him through Rahul, the computer operator of the Parliament House, claiming to be sending him to Kosovo with a government job. Mizanur charged 594,000 taka for medical fees at various times. The last time he charged 66,000 taka on the ground floor of the Parliament House on February 29.
The case report states that Mizanur took Tk 660,000 from 40 people for medical fees and Tk 92,000 each for emergency police clearance from 23 people. Last Friday, he took Tk 940,000 from 15 people at the Metsafe restaurant on the second floor of the Parliament Club, saying that a team from the Kosovo Embassy would come to interview those interested in going abroad.

People started to suspect Mizanur as there was no embassy team during the interview. At one point, they learned that Mizanur was a fake MP and the woman posing as a representative of the Kosovo embassy on the interview board was his wife, Moutusi Rahman.

The party has sided with the family of Abdur Rashid, who was killed in an anti-government movement of BNP, and on behalf of BNP's acting chairman Tarek Rahman, he will hand over the financial donation to the family of Abdur Rashid on Tuesday.

In Gulshan, the donation was given by the party's chairperson's political office, Aminul Haque, member secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP, and also took the responsibility of writing for Rashid's children.

On October 29 last year, the party claimed that Rashid was killed by throwing it from the roof of Mohammadpur area of the capital. He was the former youth party leader of Adabar police station and the local government secretary of Adabar Thana.

He said that Abdur Rashid has two children, one of them is a third class student, another is a second-grade student, and other expenses will be borne by the team.

Aminul Haque said that Abdur Rashid was killed by throwing him from the roof to create a scary situation in the country during the movement.

BNP Chetsar Person Advisor Abul Khather Bhui, Metropolitan North BNP leader Anonoruzzaman Anoitor, Ferdowsi Rahman Mishti, Mostafizur Rahman Segun, Ataur Rahman Cheeturman and other local BNP leaders were also present in the financial support ceremony.

Bangladesh Aomi League Joint General Secretary and Dhaka-8 Constituency Member of Parliament agriculturist AFM Bahauddin Nashim said, ‘We want a peaceful and prosperous Bangladesh. To build a better and prosperous Bangladesh, we must protect our country from communal forces. We all have to unite against those who want to destroy democratic practices and continuity. We all have to be united against those who are under the leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina.’

He said this while inaugurating the capital's Motijheel ‘South Potent Nagar Baitamagar’ on Wednesday (March 6) morning.

‘We will promote the democratic continuity to the rich Bangladesh, awakened Bangladesh and the golden Bangladesh of the heroic nation. The golden Bangladesh will be a democratic Bangladesh, that golden Bangladesh will be a country without discrimination between rich and poor. Under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina, we will establish a modern self-respecting and beautiful peace Bangladesh, this is our goal.’

Nashim said, ‘If we want to move our country forward, we have to build a drug-free Bangladesh. If drugs are eradicated, the young generation will grow up healthy. Bangladesh will be freed from terrorism and extortion. One of the goals of Hon'ble Prime Minister Deshratna Sheikh Hasina is to build a Bangladesh free from terrorism, extortionist and drug abuse.’

He said, ‘The campaign against drugs under the leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina will continue. In addition to this, we have to be prepared against drugs. We have to protect our young generation from drugs. These businesses will play an important role in the success of drugs. If you do it, your physical and mental health will be good. Drugs can never make them addicted. Drug-free Bangladesh is the prime minister's commitment.’

He further said, ‘The heart of the body builders with a fit body is the old Dhaka of Dhaka South City Corporation. Dhaka South City Corporation has taken initiative to present Dhaka to the people of the old trend. They will play a strong role in making Dhaka city drug free by building more such labs in the coming days.’

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas, Dhaka Metropolitan South Awami League President Bir Muktijoddha Abu Ahmed Mannafi and local councilors and Awami League leaders were present in the event.

In response to open calls for action by Bangladesh Chhatra League and in the interest of public order, the police confirmed yesterday that they have identified the true owner of www.democracytoday.net .

According to authorities, plainclothes police officers, acting on a report from members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, visited an address associated with the site. Inquiries led to the disclosure of the current address of the website owner.

Authorities revealed that the suspect is a Bangladeshi national named Mohammad Juned Ahmed from the Sylhet area. Based on gathered evidence and inquiries, they confirmed that the suspect is currently overseas. However, they asserted that he will be arrested for the commission of serious crimes under the Digital Security Act. These offences are deemed arrestable without a warrant.

The authorities have urged angry sections of the public to remain calm and assured that the suspect will be brought before the courts very soon.

সাম্যবাদ প্রতিষ্ঠার লক্ষ্যে বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টির (সিপিবি) জন্ম। দলটি দীর্ঘদিন আওয়ামী লীগ ও বিএনপিকেন্দ্রিক দ্বিদলীয় বৃত্তের বাইরে বিকল্প শক্তি গড়ার চেষ্টা করে আসছে। ২০২২ সালের দ্বাদশ কংগ্রেসেও বাম গণতান্ত্রিক বিকল্প গড়ার অঙ্গীকার পুনর্ব্যক্ত করে নেতারা তারুণ্যনির্ভর নেতৃত্ব ঘোষণা দেন।

এরই মধ্যে কমিটি দুই বছর পার করেছে। তাদের নেতৃত্বে লক্ষ্য পূরণে কতটুকু এগিয়েছে সিপিবি, কতটা জনসমর্থন পেয়েছে তাদের আদর্শ ও লড়াই-সংগ্রাম– এমন প্রশ্নে দলটির নেতাকর্মীই বলছেন, বাস্তবতা অস্বীকারের উপায় নেই। সাম্যবাদ ও বিকল্প গড়ার লড়াই-সংগ্রামের সফলতা সুদূর পরাহত। উল্টো অভ্যন্তরীণ মতভেদ বেড়েছে। বর্তমান নেতৃত্বের বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ উঠেছে ‘দল কুক্ষিগত’ করার। এরই জেরে সম্প্রতি প্রবীণ নেতা ও সাবেক সভাপতি মনজুরুল আহসান খানকে উপদেষ্টা পদ থেকে অব্যাহতি দেওয়া হয়েছে।
এমন অবস্থায় আজ বুধবার সিপিবি ৭৬তম প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উদযাপন করবে। কেন্দ্রীয়ভাবে সকালে রাজধানীর পুরানা পল্টনের কেন্দ্রীয় কার্যালয় মুক্তি ভবনে দলীয় পতাকা উত্তোলন এবং বিকেল ৪টায় সমাবেশ ও লাল পতাকা মিছিল করবেন নেতাকর্মীরা। দেশজুড়ে একই কর্মসূচি পালন করা হবে।

১৯৪৭ সালে ভারত ভাগের পর ১৯৪৮ সালের ৬ মার্চ কলকাতা সম্মেলনে গঠিত হয় পাকিস্তানের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি। একই সম্মেলনে খোকা রায়কে সম্পাদক করে কমিউনিস্ট পার্টির পূর্ববাংলা আঞ্চলিক কমিটি বা পূর্ব পাকিস্তান প্রাদেশিক কমিটি গঠন করা হয়। স্বাধীনতার পর এটিই বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি (সিপিবি) নাম নেয়।
অবশ্য এ দেশে কমিউনিস্ট আন্দোলনে যাত্রা সিপিবি প্রতিষ্ঠারও প্রায় তিন দশক আগে, ১৯২০ সালে। তবে পাকিস্তান প্রতিষ্ঠার পর পশ্চিম পাকিস্তানের শাসকগোষ্ঠী দলটির কর্মীদের ওপর হত্যা-নির্যাতন ও হুলিয়ার খড়্গ চালায়। হাজারো নেতাকর্মী দেশত্যাগে বাধ্য হন। ১৯৫০ সালের ২৪ এপ্রিল রাজশাহীর খাপড়া জেলে কমিউনিস্ট রাজবন্দিদের ওপর পুলিশ গুলি চালিয়ে সাত কমরেডকে শহীদ করে, যা এ ভূখণ্ডের প্রথম জেলহত্যা। প্রতিবাদে পূর্ব পাকিস্তানের কমিউনিস্টরা গণআন্দোলন গড়ে তোলেন। তারা তেভাগা, নানকার, টংকসহ নানা কৃষক-শ্রমিক আন্দোলনের পাশাপাশি ছাত্র ও সাংস্কৃতিক আন্দোলন সংঘটিত করেন। ভাষা আন্দোলন, মহান মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, স্বৈরাচারবিরোধী গণতান্ত্রিক সংগ্রাম, সাম্প্রদায়িকতা ও সাম্রাজ্যবাদবিরোধী লড়াই, জাতীয় সম্পদ রক্ষা, যুদ্ধাপরাধী ও যুদ্ধাপরাধী সংগঠন জামায়াত-শিবির নিষিদ্ধের দাবিসহ সব আন্দোলনেই সিপিবি অনন্য ভূমিকা রেখেছে।

কিংবদন্তি কমিউনিস্ট নেতা সিপিবির সাবেক সভাপতি কমরেড মণি সিংহ ছিলেন মুক্তিযুদ্ধকালীন প্রবাসী সরকারের উপদেষ্টামণ্ডলীর সদস্য। নিয়মিত বাহিনীর বাইরেও ন্যাপ, কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি, ছাত্র ইউনিয়নের সমন্বয়ে যৌথ গেরিলা বাহিনী গঠন করে সিপিবি মুক্তিযুদ্ধে অংশ নেয়।
১৯৭৫ সালে বঙ্গবন্ধুকে সপরিবারে হত্যার পর সিপিবি রাজপথে প্রতিবাদ করে। জিয়াউর রহমানের শাসনামলে সিপিবির সাবেক সাধারণ সম্পাদক কমরেড মোহাম্মদ ফরহাদের বিরুদ্ধে রাষ্ট্রদ্রোহ মামলা হয়। সিপিবিকেও বেআইনি ঘোষণা করা হয়। প্রতিষ্ঠার পর থেকে প্রায় অর্ধেক সময় দলটি বেআইনি ছিল। এমনকি স্বাধীন দেশেও সিপিবিকে একাধিকবার বেআইনি হতে হয়েছে। দীর্ঘ আন্দোলন-সংগ্রামে সিপিবির অসংখ্য নেতাকর্মী জীবন দিয়েছেন। সর্বশেষ ২০০১ সালের ২০ জানুয়ারি পল্টন ময়দানে সিপিবির মহাসমাবেশে বোমা হামলা হলে পাঁচ নেতাকর্মী শহীদ হন।
দীর্ঘ যাত্রাপথে সিপিবি কয়েক দফা ভাঙনের কবলে পড়েছে। দলটির অসংখ্য নেতা বিভিন্ন দলে যোগ দিয়েছেন। স্বাধীনতার আগে ও পরে ১৯৯১ সালের নির্বাচন পর্যন্ত সিপিবি আওয়ামী লীগ নেতৃত্বাধীন জোটে ছিল। পরে বিভিন্ন সময়ে বাম গণতান্ত্রিক ফ্রন্ট, ১১ দলসহ নানা গণতান্ত্রিক প্রগতিশীল জোটে শামিল হয়। বর্তমানে বাম গণতান্ত্রিক বিকল্প বলয় গড়ে তোলার লক্ষ্যে সিপিবি বাম গণতান্ত্রিক জোটের শরিক হিসেবে কাজ করছে।

এদিকে স্বাধীনতার পর থেকে প্রায় সব নির্বাচনে অংশ নিলেও সিপিবিসহ অন্যান্য বামপন্থি দলের সমন্বয়ে গঠিত বাম গণতান্ত্রিক জোট ২০১৪ সালের ৫ জানুয়ারি এবং সর্বশেষ গত ৭ জানুয়ারির সংসদ নির্বাচন বর্জন করে।
প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উপলক্ষে গতকাল মঙ্গলবার সিপিবির সভাপতি মোহাম্মদ শাহ আলম ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক রুহিন হোসেন প্রিন্স এক বিবৃতিতে নেতাকর্মী, সমর্থক, শুভানুধ্যায়ীসহ দেশবাসীকে অভিনন্দন জানিয়েছেন।

Chhatra League leaders collect money from various mobile shopkeepers in Rajshahi University (Rabi) campus. The shops are open due to the huge crowd of people in the exam, and the leaders and workers of this student organization of the ruling party have been charged with a huge amount of money.

On Tuesday, similar allegations were made that eight to 10 activists raised money to all the shopkeepers to give away the motorcycle, but the leaders claimed that they had given money to those hawkers to warn them of the poison.

Talking to the hawkers, admission to the campus on Tuesday The exam was for the University for this. Mumtaz Uddin Ahmad Academic Building, Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Academic Building, old Sheikh Russell School Math, Central Shaheed Minar and various areas including Biritani, Dab, Sharbat, Chatpati were held in various mobile shops. These shops have collected money from 500 to 1000.

The accused Chhatra League leaders are the University Branch Chhatra League Joint General Secretary Sadekul Islam Sadiq, former organizing secretary Abid Al Hasan Laban, Nawab Abdul Latif Hall Chhatra League vice-president Tashfiq Al Tauhid and Mother Bakhsh Hall joint general secretary Tamim Khan, among them are followers of Laban and Tauhid Rabi Chhatra League President Mostafizur Rahman Babu, while Sadiq and Tamim are followers of Chhatra League general secretary Asadullah-Ghalib.

A dub seller, on condition of anonymity, complained that four or five people came and demanded 1,000 rupees from him, but he refused to pay, then the BCL leaders said that if you want to do business here, you have to pay 1000 rupees.

A Fuchka seller said, ‘The people of the Chhatra League came and demanded money from me. All of them are known to me. Among them were Laban Bhai, Sadiq Bhai, Tauhid and Tamim. 500 rupees have been taken from me. Yesterday, today, today, today, today, I think they will have to pay for business.’

A syrup seller said that 7-8 people came on a five-sixth bike and demanded a fee from him and they took money from many other shops nearby and the food was taken from those who could not take money.

When asked about the complaint, Chhatra League leader Sadiq said, ‘I am not involved in any such incident. Rather, I have said in the shop shop, if someone comes to extort money in my name, let me call me.’

Another leader, Tamim, said, ‘Yesterday, I was busy with the Bangla Bike Service (bringing and taking the admission) all day yesterday. I have warned the shopkeepers that someone else can do this in my name. If someone comes to ask for money in my name, he will tie him up and call me.’

Laban said, ‘I have been with the president-general secretary for several days. I have heard that some people have paid money in my name. So I have told some shopkeepers that those who come to collect donations in my name, stop them and call me.’

Another Chhatra League leader Tauhid said, ‘It's a completely false accusation. I was with the president all day yesterday. I have not extorted even in my life. Even if it is a day of sarcasm, it will be proved that I have not taken any money from anywhere.’

Rabi Chhatra League president Mostafizur Rahman Babu said, ‘None of Sadiq, Laban and Tauhid are involved in extortion, but I don't know if Tamim has gone. If they get the evidence of the allegations against them, then they will be expelled by tomorrow.’

However, although the general secretary of the branch Chhatra League Ghalib was called several times, he did not respond.