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BNP’s Kayser Kamal sends legal notice to Jugantor editor over ‘false and defamatory’ report

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Jul 13, 2025 20:33
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Jul 13, 2025 20:33

BNP’s law affairs secretary Barrister Kaysar Kamal has issued a legal notice to Jugantor editor Abdul Hye Sikder, accusing the newspaper of publishing “false and defamatory” news.

The notice, sent on Sunday, refers to a report titled “BNP’r Chadabajir Boli Sohag” (BNP’s extortion victim Sohag), published on 12 July in both the print and online editions, according to a report by bdnews24.com’s Bangla edition.

Kamal claims the report was false, fabricated, and aimed at damaging the party’s image.

The BNP leader has asked Jugantor to apologise and withdraw the report within five days. If not, he says, legal action will follow.

As the report was published under the byline “staff correspondent,” Kamal noted, the notice was addressed to the editor.​

 

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Conspiracies ongoing to destroy nationalist forces, Mirza Fakhrul alleges

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a conspiracy is underway in Bangladesh to destroy the country’s nationalist forces. He claimed that the recent smear campaigns are part of a calculated effort to eliminate those political elements...

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Conspiracies ongoing to destroy nationalist forces, Mirza Fakhrul alleges

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Updated: 13 Jul 2025, 23: 02

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir addresses as the chief guest a programme to launch a book on Tarique Rahman at a Dhaka hotel on 13 July 2025 Prothom Alo

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a conspiracy is underway in Bangladesh to destroy the country’s nationalist forces.

He claimed that the recent smear campaigns are part of a calculated effort to eliminate those political elements, particularly BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, the person with a potential and who is on the rise now.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was speaking as the chief guest at the launch of a book on Tarique Rahman at a hotel in Gulshan in the capital this afternoon, Sunday.

Alleging that there has been a cyberattack on the BNP, Mirza Fakhrul said, “There has been a coordinated cyberattack from all directions. This has been planned to demean and erase the BNP. Most dangerously, for the first time, our leader Tarique Rahman has come under direct attack. You’ve noticed how he’s being targeted by name, which is very alarming.”

Urging the BNP leaders and activists to be prepared for a “cyber battle,” Mirza Fakhrul stated, “The media landscape has changed. It’s no longer just newspapers and television that influence public opinion; nowadays social media has been influencing people heavily.”

He urged the youth to take the lead in countering disinformation. “Young people need to step up in the field of information technology. We must respond to false propaganda immediately and effectively,” the BNP Secretary General stressed.

Dismissing the idea that BNP could be easily defeated, Mirza Fakhrul said you can’t just snap your fingers and wipe BNP out. BNP has protested, and proved that it knows how to rise from the ruins.

Speaking about the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul said, “I have been working with him (Tarique Rahman) directly since Madam (Khaleda Zia) was imprisoned. He has exceptional organisational capabilities, something rare among politicians. He can mobilise massive support in a short time and has reached the grassroots across Bangladesh.”

The event was chaired by Md. Ismail Jabiullah, a member of the BNP chairperson’s advisory council.

Other speakers included Tarique Rahman’s adviser Mahdi Amin, economist Professor Mahbub Ullah, BNP education affairs secretary Professor Morshed Hasan Khan, political analyst Zahed Ur Rahman, and Dean of the Dental Faculty at the Bangladesh Medical University, Dr. Sakhawat Hossain Saynth.

A book “Tarique Rahman: The Hope of Bangladesh”, published by Z Man Production on behalf of the BNP, was launched at the programme.

The book is edited by Shahidul Islam Khan, with executive editor Abdur Rahman Noor, associate editor Rezwanul Haque, and assistant editor Mehedi Arzan.

Spanning 324 pages, the book includes 11 chapters covering Tarique Rahman’s personal and political life, his rise in BNP, his controversial arrest, and his vision for rebuilding the country.​

 

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BNP should abandon political culture of extortion

THE brutal murder of a scrap trader near Sir Salimullah Medical College in Dhaka on July 9 is a betrayal of sacrifices of the martyrs of the July uprising, which topped the authoritarian Awami League regime in hopes for a political culture to uphold democratic values. The victim was repeatedly...

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BNP should abandon political culture of extortion
13 July, 2025, 00:00

THE brutal murder of a scrap trader near Sir Salimullah Medical College in Dhaka on July 9 is a betrayal of sacrifices of the martyrs of the July uprising, which topped the authoritarian Awami League regime in hopes for a political culture to uphold democratic values. The victim was repeatedly hit with a large chunk of concrete in daylight, with dozens watching. The police and the family said a long-standing feud with Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leaders over control of the scrap trade and territorial dominance in the area led to the murder. The event instantly brought back memories of a similar murder that took place in 2012 when tailor Biswajit Das was killed while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the party in the opposition that time, held a nationwide blockade. The similarities sadly mark the rigidity of mainstream political culture that treats the youth as organised party muscle. As the killing sparked off protests, the law enforcement agencies already arrested five of the accused. But arrest is not enough. It should systematically prevent extortion syndicates in the changed political context.

The Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal has, meanwhile, expelled five, one of whom is arrested, over their alleged involvement in the murder. The party’s action, however, appears superficial because the problem runs deep in its party culture. Since the fall of the Awami League regime in August 2024, the party’s affiliate organisations have been more interested in extortion, the way Awami League people did, than contributing to a democratic transition. Instead of making a clear departure from the political culture that relies on extortion and control of public places, the involvement of BNP activists is named in criminal activities, including the grab of local Awami League party offices to try to establish control over the extortion ring that AL leaders left behind. There are also allegations against senior BNP leaders that they are extorting from businesses owned by errant members of the Awami League. The Bangladesh Nationalist party needs to acknowledge that the party has failed to orient its members with democratic values and continues with the culture that is more about personal gains than serving the nation and working for the greater good.

The government should, therefore, stop treating extortion cases as isolated incidents but take steps to uproot the extortion culture. In doing so, it should expedite the legal proceedings to set a precedent that no one will be spared for involvement in extortion. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party should reconsider its action and decide whether it should continue to function as organised muscle devoid of any ideological orientation or make a transition to become a democratic party.​

 

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Fakhrul suspects plot to thwart February polls

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that a conspiracy is underway to foil the national election scheduled for February next year. “Trouble began the moment the idea of holding the election in February was set. Their intention is clear — they don’

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Fakhrul suspects plot to thwart February polls

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Published :
Jul 17, 2025 21:52
Updated :
Jul 17, 2025 21:52

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that a conspiracy is underway to foil the national election scheduled for February next year.

“Trouble began the moment the idea of holding the election in February was set. Their intention is clear — they don’t want the election to happen. But the people of this country have always fought for their rights and achieved them through struggle. This election too will be held within the announced timeframe,” Fakhrul said.

He made the remarks while addressing an event ‘Remembering the Martyred Students of the July Movement,’ organised by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at Dhaka University’s TSC on Thursday afternoon.

Calling the student martyrs the vanguard of the anti-fascist movement, Fakhrul said, “We have overcome fascism and created opportunities. But conspiracies haven’t stopped. There are planned efforts to restrict the transition to democracy. Social media is being used to launch smear campaigns against our leaders. Even obscene and abusive language is being used against our leader Tarique Rahman.”

Criticising the conspiracy what he claimed, the BNP leader said Tarique Rahman is already established as a national leader. They (plotters) fear if he returns, their position will be threatened.

“Our struggle is not over. Our enemies are all around. Remember, BNP means democracy, BNP means freedom, BNP means development. We will take Bangladesh to the pinnacle of development,” he asserted.

Alerting the party activists about the traps being set to provoke them, he said they (plotters) want them to react, create unrest and derail the path to democracy.

Highlighting the July mass uprising, Fakhrul said credit goes to people—from farmers to veiled women—everyone united for a democratic Bangladesh.

Fakhrul expressed frustration that many injured activists still haven’t received any assistance. “Why hasn’t this government ensured their support yet?” he questioned.​

 

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Asked for democracy, got 'mobocracy': Salahuddin

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday alleged that "mobocracy" instead of the craved-for democracy, is reigning in the country. “Now we’re witnessing that a reign of mobocracy is prevailing all over Bangladesh. We wanted democracy but it is becoming mobocracy,&rdqu

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Asked for democracy, got 'mobocracy': Salahuddin

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Jul 18, 2025 00:44
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Jul 18, 2025 00:44

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed Photo : BNP's official Facebook page

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday alleged that "mobocracy" instead of the craved-for democracy, is reigning in the country.

“Now we’re witnessing that a reign of mobocracy is prevailing all over Bangladesh. We wanted democracy but it is becoming mobocracy,” he said, adding the July student mass uprising was organised for democracy.

The BNP leader made the remarks at a rally held in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office in the capital following a procession organised by Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal to protest the deterioration of law and order due to what he described as government indifference.

Salahuddin said the spirit of the 2024 July Uprising is now being attacked due to the government’s indifference and its failure to maintain law and order.

“Who all are challenging the spirit of the people’s uprising, and why? The answers are the government’s indifference and its failure to maintain law and order,” he said.

Referring to BNP's support for the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus, Salahuddin said, “Unfortunately, that spirit of the mass uprising is now being attacked from all sides. An ill-effort is being seen to stigmatise BNP – the party that has historically led anti-fascist democratic movements in Bangladesh— through creating issues in different planned ways.”

He said those who want to bring back and rehabilitate fascism in Bangladesh are now working to challenge and defame the forces of the mass uprising by creating different issues,” he said.

On election date

Salahuddin once again questioned the government's continued delay in announcing the next general election date. Following the London meeting between the Chief Adviser and Tarique Rahman, the BNP's acting chairman, Salahuddin said they (BNP) expected the CA would instruct the Election Commission through "proper process" to prepare to hold the election in the first week of February 2026.

The BNP leader likely means a formal instruction to start preparations through 'proper process'.

“But you have not yet officially instructed the Election Commission in the proper process to hold the election in the first week of February. We hope you will reassure this nation and the people very soon and will send that message to the Election Commission from the office of the Chief Adviser through the proper process," he said.

The BNP leader said those who are creating issues in various ways to thwart the election or trying to delay the election in a well-planned manner should not be given shelter.

He said the interim government should be careful so as to not give the people any scope for questioning its neutrality.

On Gopalganj mayhem

Referring to the situation in Gopalganj, Salahuddin said it was hard to imagine that 'fallen fascist forces' (referring to AL) would attack pro-mass uprising forces —be it in Gopalganj or anywhere else. But such attacks have happened.

He advised leaders of the Nationalist Citizen Platform-NCP to gain more experience in politics and wished a bright future for them . “We hope you will contribute much more to the democracy in Bangladesh and will be turned as the national leaders in future,” he said.

BNP publicity secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku also spoke in the rally presided over by Jubo Dal president M Monayem Munna. The event was conducted by Jubo Dal general secretary Nurul Islam Nayan.​