Two Jatiya Party lawmakers came down heavily  on the government for its failure to stop money laundering.

Soon after getting out of jail today, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir took a fresh vow to intensify the ongoing movement to oust the government and restore democracy and people's voting rights.

Two Jatiya Party MPs today criticised the government for its failure to stop money laundering from the country.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Mirza Abbas walked out of jail this evening, a month after they were arrested in a case filed over Nayapaltan clashes on December 9. 

Lawyers for BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its standing committee member Mirza Abbas may submit bail bonds before the lower court concerned today as they received the copy of the Appellate Division order that upheld their bail.

There is now no legal bar to releasing BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas.

A Dhaka court yesterday granted ad-interim bail to Chandpur’s Union Parishad Chairman Md Selim Khan in a case filed for illegally amassing wealth worth Tk 34.53 crore beyond known source of income.

Politicians have failed to make politics appealing to honest and talented people and that is why they are not in politics these days, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that on January 3 granted six-month ad-interim bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas in the case filed over Nayapaltan clashes.

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque yesterday said  Awami League will always keep the door of dialogue open for BNP.

BNP leader Rumeen Farhana today claimed that the government has been mounting pressure on ex-BNP leader Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan to take part in the by-polls to Brahmanbaria-2.

Chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolon Junaid Saki has said that the present government has snatched all the rights of the citizens.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Awami League government will lend all sorts of cooperation to lessen the sufferings of the people due to the economic recession emerging from the coronavirus pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war.

The BNP today alleged that the court gave order to confiscate moveable (bank accounts) and immovable (land-related) properties of BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman out of "vengeance."

The newly-elected Awami League national committee, central working committee, and advisory council today paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged people to remain vigilant against the anti-liberation forces that are plotting to seize power through the backdoor.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said “we don’t need leaders, we need smart activists” to build a smart Bangladesh.

A rally stage built to mark the 75th anniversary of Chhatra League at Dhaka University broke down this afternoon while Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader was delivering a speech.

Immediate past cabinet secretary Kabir Bin Anwar, who went on post-retirement leave on January 3, visited Awami League president’s political office at Dhanmondi yesterday evening.

The Awami League envisions a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041, seeking to build a country that would be cost-effective, sustainable, innovative and knowledge-based.