Arson attack, clash mark countrywide blockade
The first day of indefinite road, rail and waterways blockade enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance across the country began with arson attack and clash on Tuesday.
DB arrest ETV chairman Abdus Salam
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Ekushey Television chairman Abdus Salam in front of the office early Tuesday.
Khaleda’s confinement continues
The police laid siege to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office for the third day on Monday, locking up the office, where she was confined by the law enforcers since Saturday night. As soon as the police heard the news that Khaleda would leave the office to join the rally the party planned for Monday, they locked the main gate from outside at around noon.
JP ministers to quit cabinet soon: Raushon
Opposition leader Raushon Ershad on Monday said Jatiya Party ministers will quit the cabinet soon so that the party can play effective roles as an opposition.
24 trucks parked as Khaleda’s confinement continues
At least 24 trucks laden with sand and bricks were parked in front of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in the capital and its adjacent roads in a bid to block the roads to her office.
BNP vows to hold rally
Tension gripped people as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday vowed to hold the rally it planned for today defying a ban, while the law enforcers laid siege to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office for the second day.
Krishak League leader bombed to death in city
A local leader of Bangladesh Krishak League was allegedly killed in a bomb attack at Islambagh in the capital on Sunday afternoon.
DMP bans rallies in capital
Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Sunday put a ban on all rallies in the capital from 5:00pm to ward off any untoward situation.
Police deployed at Khaleda’s office, BNP yet to get rally permission, arrest continues.
The police on Saturday night laid siege to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office forcing her along with a few female leaders to stay inside. Khaleda Zia at about 11:45pm tried to go out to visit BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed, who was reportedly admitted to Apollo Hospital in the city in police custody.
Crisis looms as AL in no mood for dialogue
Having completed one year in office in its second consecutive term virtually without resistance, the Awami League-led government now appears more reluctant than before to hold dialogue with its archrival Bangladesh Nationalist Party for an inclusive election. The Awami League has turned a deaf ear to the BNP’s repeated demand for a consensus over an election-time administration for free and fair polls that intensified uncertainty leading to a political impasse.
