Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia yesterday asked the party followers to remain alert against vote fraud and snatching of any parliamentary seats in future elections, as two seats in Bogra "were forcibly taken away" in the last general election.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday said her son Tarique Rahman would come back home after getting completely well. "It will take him some more time to get fully well. Tarique was not provided with proper treatment when he was in jail", Khaleda said in Bogra on the 45th birthday of Tarique.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia left Dhaka for Bogra Friday morning in a motorcade of more than a hundred vehicles, to attend the birthday ceremonies of son, Tarique Rahman, presently living in the UK.
Mayor of Sirajganj and BNP reformist expelled from the party today filed a case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 18 others challenging the legality of convening the Sirajganj district council on November 19. Admitting the case of TRM Noor-e-Alam, assistant judge Alamgir Kabir set Wednesday (Nov 18) for hearing.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has submitted a petition with the High Court, stating that she will not get even-handed justice from an HC bench if the case regarding her birthday celebration is heard and disposed of by this bench.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and leader of the opposition in parliament Khaleda Zia yesterday said both Bangladesh and India should take such a decision jointly that would benefit both the countries. She stated this while visiting Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao called on her at her Gulshan party office in the city last evening.
Apparel owners' association BGMEA has urged the opposition chief to return to parliament and discuss their problems. "I sincerely request you, as the opposition leader in parliament, to discuss our proposals in the House," BGMEA president Abdus Salam Murshedi said to Khaleda Zia at the closing ceremony of the BATEXPO-2009 at Sonargaon Hotel on Friday. Khaleda attended the programme as the chief guest.
BNP Chairperson and the Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia on Friday criticised the government for not including the RMG sector in the stimulus package designed to tackle the impacts of global economic recession.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) secretary general to play an important role in developing the Muslim Ummah of the world. She made this call while OIC secretary general professor Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called on her at her Gulshan party office last evening.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has asked party leaders to devise an effective strategy to deal with possible obstacles from local administration to hold district unit councils. She also directed party leaders to resolve internal disputes quickly to hold the national council on December 8 after a long gap of 16 years.
