report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 23, 2023Claiming BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s condition as critical, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday again demanded that the 78-year-old Begum Zia be sent abroad immediately for better treatment. “Today when she (Khaleda Zia) is in a life-threatening situation, she is being withheld. Begum Khaleda Zia is not only a prisoner but also the number one leader of the country’s democratic movement. She served the country…
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report in The Daily Star, Sept 23, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the violators have to face the music. “If anyone comes to power, creating trouble and violating the constitution, then s/he will face punishment. It should not be forgotten,” she said. The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a press conference at Bangladesh Permanent Mission in UN in…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 23, 2023Claiming BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s condition as critical, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday again demanded that the 78-year-old Begum Zia be sent abroad immediately for better treatment. “Today when she (Khaleda Zia) is in a life-threatening situation, she is being withheld. Begum Khaleda Zia is not only a prisoner but also the number one leader of the country’s democratic movement. She served the country…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 23, 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is no scope now for anyone to grab power illegally in Bangladesh and the violators have to face the music. “If anyone comes to power, creating trouble and violating the constitution, then s/he will face punishment. It should not be forgotten,” she said. The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a press conference at Bangladesh Permanent Mission in UN in…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 21, 2023As most of the sections of the Cyber Security Act (CSA) has been replaced by the provisions of the Digital Security Act, the CSA will be turned into a tool of torturing journalists and infringing press freedom like before once the CSA will come into effect, which is why the CSA cannot be considered nothing other a repressive act. The Editors’ Council made this observation in a statement issued…
report in Dhaka Tribune online, Sept 21, 2023The European Union may not send an observer team to the upcoming national parliamentary polls in Bangladesh which is likely to be held in January. A senior EU official in Dhaka disclosed the information to Dhaka Tribune on Thursday. He said the decision was taken by the European Union based on the report prepared by their pre-monitoring team. The EU has already informed the Bangladesh government. An official…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 19, 2023As part of a simultaneous movement demanding the resignation of the Awami League government and elections under a neutral caretaker government, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has declared a 15-day program from Tuesday till October 3. The party’s Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan announced the program schedule on Monday afternoon at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan. BNP’s programs include-Rallies in Dhaka’s Keraniganj and Gazipur’s Tongi on TuesdayRoad…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 18, 2023While the ruling Awami League is already gearing up for the election, opposition BNP is concentrating its efforts on forcing the government to accept the demand for polls under a non-partisan interim administration. BNP sources say the party would intensify its movement in the coming days to press home its demand. As part of this, it will announce a series of rallies and road marches for this month…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 18, 2023The Election Commission and Awami League seem to have started taking preparations for the coming national election. The Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, is also making preparations to participate on its own, not part of the AL-led alliance. The AL and the JP are currently finalising their election manifestos and the lists of lawmaker nominees. AL chief Sheikh Hasina started campaigning on August 2 in Rangpur…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 18, 2023Election commissioner Md Anisur Rahman said the schedule of the next general election would be announced in November and the election will take place in the first week of January in 2024. The EC hopes the election will be participated by every party, the commissioner said at Kishoreganj circuit house today. “Participation of all parties doesn’t hinge on us. It depends on the decision of parties and their political…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 17, 2023Jatiya Party Chairman yesterday said his party is taking preparation to contest the next polls, independently. “JP has decided to nominate candidates for 300 seats in the upcoming national election. Nominations will be given to corruption free leaders,” he said while addressing the bi-annual conference of the Lalmonirhat District Jatiya Party at the Lalmonirhat Railway Officers Club. Criticising the Digital Security Act, GM Quader said, “People have been…