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Awami League's repressive rule fuelled Jamaat's resurgence, says Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The rise of Jamaat-e-Islami is a consequence of the Awami League's repression of opposition parties over the past 15 years, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said... Read More


Fakhrul vows to honour voters' mandate as he leads in Thakurgaon

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the BNP will implement its election manifesto and "reflect the people's aspirations" if it forms the next government Speaking to journalists at ... Read More


Crowds gather in Thakurgaon ahead of Tarique Rahman rally

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have begun gathering in Thakurgaon ahead of party chief Tarique Rahman's election rally. In his first visit to the district in ov... Read More


Jailed Awami League leader Ramesh Chandra Sen dies in custody

Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- Former water resources minister and senior Awami League leader Ramesh Chandra Sen has died while in jail. The 85-year-old passed away at 9:30am on Saturday, said Taufiq Hasan, a doct... Read More


Fakhrul accuses Jamaat-e-Islami of 'deceiving' voters with religious claims

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused Jamaat-e-Islami of deceiving people by invoking religion in electoral politics, saying claims that voting for a particula... Read More


Fakhrul says Jamaat opposed creation of Bangladesh, cannot be entrusted with running state

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- BNP's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has ruled out Jamaat-e-Islami running the state since it opposed Bangladesh's independence in 1971. Fakhrul, a candidate for the S... Read More


Claim that voting for Jamaat will lead to heaven has no basis in Islam: Fakhrul

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged voters not to support those who use religion in politics. Fakhrul, who is contesting the Thakurgaon-1 constituency in the... Read More


Fakhrul warns Jamaat-e-Islami poses 'threat' to Bangladesh

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has described Jamaat-e-Islami, a force that opposed the 1971 Liberation War, as a threat to the nation's safety. He believes that t... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur sets three conditions for 'collaborative' governance

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has promised to build the nation inclusively if his party is given the chance to form the government, while laying out three conditions for gove... Read More


Government 'failed' to recover weapons looted in July Uprising, says BNP's Fakhrul

Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticised the interim government for "failing" to recover weapons looted during the July Uprising, calling the delay a major lapse.... Read More