National Citizen Party

Speculation rises over EC favouring anti-India voices in Bangladesh polls

[ad_1] DHAKA: Speculation over whether the administration is favouring anti-India voices in parliamentary polls intensified after Election Commission (EC) Saturday cancelled the candidacy of BNP’s Monzurul Ahsan Munshi while upholding that of National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate Abul Hasnat for the Cumilla-4 constituency. Hasnat is a frontline leader of the July Uprising that led to […]

Bangladesh unrest: Protestors break through barricades and enter Parliament building after youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi’s funeral; watch

[ad_1] A mob broke through security barricades and once again entered the Parliament building on Saturday following the funeral of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, authorities said, amid heightened tensions in the Bangladeshi capital.Bangladesh held Hadi’s funeral earlier in the day, drawing a large crowd to Dhaka under extra-tight security arrangements. His death has sparked […]

Bangladesh: 4 die as Sheikh Hasina supporters clash with cops

[ad_1] Bangladesh Army personnel patrol a street after clashes in Gopalganj on Wednesday DHAKA: Four people were killed in a clash between supporters of deposed PM Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and security personnel in Bangladesh’s Gopalganj Wednesday, prompting the interim govt in Dhaka to impose a curfew in the city – the birthplace Hasina’s father, […]

‘Will not go unpunished’: Four killed as clashes break out in Dhaka during NCP rally; interim government blames Awami League

[ad_1] At least four people were killed on Wednesday in Bangladesh during violent clashes in Dhaka’s Gopalganj district between Awami League members, police, and the army, reported ANI citing local media.The violence erupted when leaders of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP) attempted to hold a rally in the southern district, which is also […]

Muhammad Yunus accused of ‘special affection’ for a party after meet with BNP

[ad_1] Yunus accused of ‘spl affection’ for a party after meet with BNP (Photo: ANI) DHAKA: Hardline Jamaat-e-Islami and the newly formed NCP, which had backed Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus‘s decision to hold the national election in April, on Saturday accused him of partiality, a day after he and BNP reached a “preliminary understanding” […]