• About   |
  • Write For Us   |
  • Contact Us   |
  • हिंदी
Saturday, January 28, 2023
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
The Second Angle
Advertise
  • Infotainment
    • Sports
  • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
      • Home & Decoration
  • People
    • Inspiring
  • Education
  • Travel
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Technology
  • World
The Second Angle
  • Infotainment
  • Entertainment
  • People
  • Education
  • Travel
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Technology
  • World
Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT
Home World News

Bangladesh police arrest two top Opposition leaders

TSA Desk by TSA Desk
December 9, 2022
in World News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
Share on FacebookShare on WhatsApp
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement
ADVERTISEMENT

RelatedPosts

Donald Trump kicks off 2024 US elections bid with events in early voting states

Iran executes more than 50 people so far this year: Human rights group


Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). File.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). File.
| Photo Credit: Reuters

Police in Bangladesh on Friday arrested two top leaders of the main Opposition party BNP, a day before its planned grand rally in the capital to call for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas were picked by the detective branch personnel from their homes in separate pre-dawn raids in the capital city.

“DB (detective branch) men arrested Mr Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from his Uttara (area) residence at about 3 am. There are some cases against (pending against) him,” Uttara police station’s officer in charge Zahirul Islam told newsmen.

Without further elaborations, the official said Mr. Alamgir was taken to detective branch custody for subsequent legal procedures as former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s BNP is waging an anti-government campaign.

A BNP spokesman, meanwhile, said the police also arrested the party’s standing committee member Mr. Abbas, who is the former mayor of Dhaka, from his Shahjahanpur home in the capital in a pre-dawn raid.

BNP spokesman Zahiruddin Swapan said the plainclothesmen told Mr. Alamgir was being taken away on “orders of the high command”.

The BNP is demanding that Prime Minister Hasina step down in favour of fresh elections under a caretaker government instead of ruling Awami League, fearing the polls to be rigged by her administration.

Bangladesh will hold its next general election in 2024.

The development came two days after one person was killed and scores others were wounded as police clashed with angry BNP activists in front of their central Naya Paltan office as they were preparing for the December 10 rally.

Police called the BNP’s Naya Paltan office a “crime scene” after claiming to have found Molotov cocktails at the location.

Fifteen western embassies issued a joint statement earlier this week calling upon the country to allow free expression, peaceful assembly and fair elections.

The BNP is in a row with the government over the site of their scheduled rally. The party alleged that some 2,000 of their activists were arrested in the past several days to scuttle the December 10 rally.

Several government leaders and police said they expected the dispute over the rally site to be subsided as the BNP was offered two alternative sites.

Ahead of the planned Dhaka rally, the BNP staged several peaceful public meetings in major cities across Bangladesh in the past weeks.

But the party alleged that the government tried to upset them by manipulating transport owners to call region-wise transport strikes to prevent its supporters from joining the rallies.

Despite being the main Opposition, the BNP remained outside Parliament as they boycotted the 2014 and 2018 elections, claiming no election under the incumbent government will be fair or credible.

In the 2018 elections, the BNP suffered a miserable defeat by bagging only six seats in the 300-member Parliament and since then the party remained in a state of wilderness.

Political analysts said the BNP has rallied significant support but the party was in a dilapidated shape after its chairperson 77-year-old Zia convicted of two graft charges.

A court in 2017 sentenced her to a 17-year jail term and she spent months in prison.

Ms. Zia, a three-time premier, however, was allowed to stay at her home in Dhaka under a special government provision since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and debarred from joining any political activity.

The BNP has elected her expatriate elder son Tarique Rahman, also a convict of several criminal and graft charges, as its acting chairman.

He now stays in London and oversees the party activities from abroad.

Several Bangladeshi courts have declared him a fugitive as he failed to appear in person to face the charges.


ShareSendTweet
TSA Desk

TSA Desk

Related Posts

World News

Donald Trump kicks off 2024 US elections bid with events in early voting states

Former President Donald Trump is set to kick off his 2024 White House bid on January 28 with visits to...

Read more
World News

Iran executes more than 50 people so far this year: Human rights group

Protesters chant slogans during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini who was detained by the morality police, in...

Read more
World News

Gunman kills many near Jerusalem synagogue

Israeli forces stand guard near the scene of a shooting attack on January 27, 2023 in Neve Yaacov which lies...

Read more
World News

Data | From 5% to 15%, China’s share in India’s imports tripled in last two decades

Depending on China: In recent years India’s exports to China have decreased while imports from China have increased significantly In...

Read more
World News

Nepal Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane to lose seat in Parliament as Supreme Court rules he is not a citizen

Nepal Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court of Nepal on January 27, 2023 delivered a...

Read more
World News

Holocaust Remembrance Day | Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘indifference kills along with hatred’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27,...

Read more
Load More
Next Post

Why is Online Cricket Betting So Popular in India?

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Facebook Twitter Instagram Telegram

About

The Second Angle

A platform providing diverse views on various issues, providing an in-depth understanding of important developments happening around us. It offers you true journalism amidst the cacophony. Discover the latest news, opinions, analysis and a lot more here.

Important Links

  • About
  • Career
  • Write for us | The Second Angle
  • Support Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • हिंदी

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

© 2017-22. The Second Angle. All Rights Reserved. Developed and Maintenance by SquareBase.io

No Result
View All Result
  • Infotainment
    • Sports
  • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
      • Home & Decoration
  • People
    • Inspiring
  • Education
  • Travel
  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Technology
  • World
  • Login
  • Sign Up

© 2017-22. The Second Angle. All Rights Reserved. Developed and Maintenance by SquareBase.io

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
Go to mobile version