Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank managing director Dr. Muhammad Yunus totally denied his any involvement with any political party in Bangladesh, decrying an insinuation in this regard. "I am not involved with any political party," the microcredit pioneer told UNB over telephone on Sunday.
Key Awami League leaders have said that after their failure to create unrest through a civil war in the country, the BNP is now hatching conspiracy to make the ninth parliament ineffective and dysfunctional.
Rejecting the government probe report on BDR carnage, BNP yesterday demanded formation of a powerful all-party parliamentary committee to identify the perpetrators, planners and behind-the-scenes instigators of the carnage.
Seniors leaders of BNP on Tuesday demanded of the government to publish the complete reports on BDR carnage which took place on February 25-26 this year, killing 58 Army officers.
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday demanded that the party’s chairperson, Khaleda Zia, take action regarding corruption suspects in the party.
A section of the anti-liberation Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and workers here in the port city may have to shoulder the total responsibility of the street violence and indiscriminate destruction of vehicles in the name of demonstration on Monday last.
Against the backdrop of the first session of ninth Parliament, the ruling Awami League wants to make the Jatiya Sangsad more effective and meaningful amid exercising democratic as well as parliamentary norms while the opposition BNP is expecting a tolerable attitude from the Treasury bench in this regard.
The chain of command of Bangladesh Chhattra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League (AL), has completely broken down due to inefficient and immature leadership. In the absence of capable leadership, the activists have already engaged in series of clashes in different educational institutions across the country and conducting illegal activities including tender manipulation, extortion and gratis eating in hall cafeteria.
Some days ago Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had said in the parliament at question-answer session that the government will publish white papers on corruption.
Special Security Force (SSF) security for Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia was withdrawn last night. The SSF members were withdrawn at about 12 midnight on expiry of its three months' time, party sources said today.
