Dhaka, June 19 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League expressed grave concern over the arrest of former lawmaker and party leader Laila Parveen Sejuti after reportedly securing bail from the High Court, stating that the development has sparked renewed debate over the state of the rule of law in the country.The statement came after former Member of Parliament Sejuti was shown to be arrested in a murder case filed with Satkhira Sadar Police Station, despite having obtained bail from the High Court in …
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Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) Political violence continues to mount across Bangladesh with the Awami League on Thursday expressing grave concern over an alleged brutal attack on a family member of a party activist in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district. According to the Awami League, the younger brother of SM Rafiq — Senior Vice President of the party’s youth wing Jubo League in Kumarkhali Upazila — was assaulted while visiting the municipal office to obtain a civic certificate. He was later rush…
Dhaka, March 28 (IANS) Former Bangladesh minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat has called for the immediate removal of the ban on his party, saying the move is essential to restore political pluralism and uphold democratic principles.He alleged that Bangladesh’s February 12 parliamentary elections were “pre-arranged and rigged” and lacked democratic legitimacy.Taking to his social media platform X, Arafat posted: “To put things into perspective, imagine an election in the …
Dhaka, Dec 26 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of turning the country into a hub of radical Islamist forces.Arafat shared a recorded video on his social media platform X, where the terrorist group ISIS flag was seen being waved near the Parliament building in Dhaka during the funeral of extremist leader Sharif Osman Hadi. In the video, a participant was heard saying that in the coming days, the ISIS fl…
Dhaka, Dec 24 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat on Wednesday alleged that radical Islamist groups were primarily responsible for the attacks on the country’s leading media offices and cultural institutions following the death of extremist leader Sharif Osman Hadi. “Not only the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, but also the premises of leading Bangladeshi cultural institutions such as ‘Chhayanaut’ and ‘Udichi Shilpigoshthi’ were attacked in Dh…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) National Spokesperson Vinod Bansal said on Saturday that the country has become a hub for Islamic jihadist extremists, adding that the inhumane atrocities being committed against Hindus and other non-Muslims are shameful for all of humanity. Speaking to IANS, Bansal said, “Bangladesh has become a hub for Islamic jihadist extremists. The inhumane atrocities being committed against Hindus and other non-Mu…