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PM Sheikh Hasina Warns Against Foreign Interference in Bangladesh Polls
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserted on Saturday that both local and international conspiracies are underway to undermine the upcoming national parliamentary election. She emphasized that the conspirators aim to prevent any election in the country and introduce a third party. Sheikh Hasina pledged a robust response to the conspiracy through the January 7 election, ensuring the fate of the people of Bangladesh remains untouched.
Speaking at an election rally in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj, Sheikh Hasina, who is also the party’s candidate from Gopalganj-3 seat, stated that winning the next election would enable them to bring back and bring to justice individuals giving orders while residing in London.
She accused the opposition party, BNP, of not valuing the people and claimed that orders are being issued from abroad to harm the country’s citizens. Sheikh Hasina highlighted that only the Awami League possesses the qualifications to continue the country’s developmental trajectory, branding BNP as a party of murderers and Jamaat as a party of war criminals.
The Prime Minister affirmed their commitment to executing the verdict against fugitive killers of the father of the nation, vowing to bring back those who have fled abroad regardless of the obstacles. Sheikh Hasina accused BNP leaders of following orders from a murderer like Tareque and asserted that they would face punishment. She questioned the motives of those involved in such actions. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived at the rally venue in Gopalganj’s Tungipara around 11:20 am on Saturday and addressed the Awami League election rally at Tungipara Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Government College ground.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
