Shahidul Islam Shaon, the Jubo Dal activist who was killed in a clash with police during a rally in Munshiganj’s Muktarpur, died due to head injuries and not bullet wounds, claimed Mahfuzur Rahman Al Mamun, superintendent of Munshiganj police.
Intimidation, blood shed, setting fires and murders were how the ruling Awami League was staying in power, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul said at a rally on Sunday. Emphasising that this was not about putting the BNP back in power, he said, "I am talking about putting the people of Bangladesh in power, because the people own the power. I want to get their voting rights