Two cases have been filed against Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, joint secretary general of BNP, in Shariatpur and Joypurhat for making derogatory comments against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League today burnt the effigy of BNP Joint Secretary General Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal at the Dhaka University campus for making false and derogatory remarks on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remark on the treatment of critically ill Khaleda Zia is “unexpected”.

Khaleda Zia, now undergoing treatment at the Critical Care Unit of the capital’s Evercare Hospital, has started passing blood again, the BNP said yesterday.

The High Court yesterday directed Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to immediately remove all defamatory videos and audios of BNP leader Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal about the prime minister from online platforms and social media.

Referring to the demand of BNP leaders to allow Khaleda Zia’s treatment overseas, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said they have shown the highest compassion for the ailing BNP chairperson.

Murad Hassan yesterday resigned as the state minister for information and broadcasting amid severe backlash for his misogynistic and sexually abusive remarks, while Jamalpur Awami League recommended his removal from his district unit post.

While the ruling Awami League is grappling with divisions and disputes over the union parishad polls, controversial activities of some leaders have severely embarrassed the party as well as the government.

The BNP has decided to take legal action against Murad Hassan, who tendered resignation from the post of state minister for Information and Broadcasting, for "disgraceful" comments against the Zia family.

Murad Hassan, state minister for information and broadcasting -- who has submitted his resignation earlier today – was relieved from his post in Jamalpur district Awami League committee.

Hearing that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Dr Murad Hassan, to step down from his post, people in Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila brought out joyous processions and distributed sweets today.

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has said that recommendation will be made for disciplinary action from the party against State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Dr Murad Hasan.

BNP has demanded arrest of State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murad Hassan.

Mayor Aminul Islam Rabel of Sylhet’s Golapganj municipality has been suspended over his controversial comments about corruption of the Local Government Division.

BNP has sought explanation from the government regarding its stance on State Minister of Information Murad Hasan’s “derogatory” comments on party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family members.

Following Saturday’s clashes between two BCL factions, the dormitories of Government Ananda Mohan College in Mymensingh have been declared closed for an indefinite period.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the government was looking for legal scope to allow Khaleda’s medical treatment abroad.

BNP has threatened to launch a movement to oust the government if it does not immediately allow party Chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for advanced treatment.

Different political parties have urged the government to send BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia -- currently at the CCU of Evercare Hospital Dhaka in a critical state -- abroad for better treatment. 

The Awami League has once more chosen Selina Hayat Ivy as its mayoral candidate to contest the Narayanganj City Corporation election slated for January 16 next year.