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Hasina doubts if JP will stay in the race:

By Baharam Khan, Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Dec 12, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed doubt whether the main opposition Jatiya Party would keep its word and stay in the electoral race. The Awami League president also reiterated that “party independents” would be running to make the election more participatory, sources said. After the cabinet meeting yesterday, the premier had an unscheduled discussion with her colleagues on AL leaders running as independents…

AL will always remain beside Hindu community: PM Hasina

Report in Prothom Alo, 23 Oct 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reassured the people of the Hindu community of the country that Bangladesh Awami League (AL) will always remain beside them as was in the past. “We, the Awami League, was always beside you and will remain beside you . . ,” she said while addressing the Hindu devotees during her visit to the Durga Puja mandap (pandal) at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in…

Some Western powers seek to install puppet govt in Bangladesh: PM Hasina

UNB Report in Prothom Alo Online, 22 Oct 2023 at 22: 45:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday warned that some Western powers want to install a puppet government in Bangladesh so that they can control it easily. “If They can foil the upcoming 12th general election, they could put a puppet government in Bangladesh and control it easily,” an Awami League MP quoted the prime minister as telling the Awami League Parliamentary Party meeting, held…

AL will always remain beside Hindu community: PM Hasina

Report in Prothom Alo, 23 Oct 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reassured the people of the Hindu community of the country that Bangladesh Awami League (AL) will always remain beside them as was in the past. “We, the Awami League, was always beside you and will remain beside you . . ,” she said while addressing the Hindu devotees during her visit to the Durga Puja mandap (pandal) at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in…

No polls unless under Hasina: AL declares at rally

report in The Daily Star July 13, 2023The ruling Awami League has said there will be no election unless it is held under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The announcement came from a huge “peace” rally near Baitul Mukarram mosque yesterday. At another rally only a kilometre away, the BNP vowed to unseat the government through a one-point movement. Speaking at the “peace” rally, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader said, “We, too, have a one-point demand.…

Polls-time govt to be led by Hasina, says information minister

report in The Daily Star, July 9, 2023Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud. Photo: PIDThe next national elections will be held under the current government with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the helm, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday. He said this while talking as the chief guest at a seminar organised by Dhaka University’s Oceanography department on the occasion of World Ocean Day at DU. “BNP’s demand for a caretaker government has not…

Fugitive convict in PM Hasina’s motorcade attack case held in Satkhira

by Asaduzzaman Sardar in Dhaka Tribune, May 20, 2023Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6) has arrested a fugitive, convicted to a life sentence in a case over the attack on the motorcade of then opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira. The detainee was identified as Ripon Hossain, a resident of the Kalaroa area. RAB-6 Commander Lt Col Mostak Ahmed, in a press conference on Friday, said on information, a team…

The Hindu question in Bangladesh

By Afsan Chowdhury  in Dhaka Courier This year, Durga Puja in Bangladesh was one of the more violent ones as mandaps all over the country faced various forms of violence and intimidation. Although the Prime Minister thanked law enforcement agencies for ensuring a peaceful environment, the facts seem otherwise. Her statement that everyone in Bangladesh is at liberty to practice their own religion, rings hollow. Six cops were suspended in Sunamganj for attacking Hindu devotees…