by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, Sept 4, 2023Dhaka: Conflict between followers of Jatiya Party top leaders Raushon Ershad and GM Quader is increasing over the leadership and authority of the party as the parliamentary election is nearing. Both the factions of Jatiya Party, which is allied with the ruling Awami League for the last one and half decades, are now talking about the preparation for the next parliamentary election. There are discussions at different…
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By Mujib Mashal in The NY Times, Sept 3, 2023Bangladesh’s multiparty democracy is being methodically strangled in crowded courtrooms across this country of 170 million people. Nearly every day, thousands of leaders, members and supporters of opposition parties stand before a judge. Charges are usually vague, and evidence is shoddy, at best. But just months before a pivotal election pitting them against the ruling Awami League, the immobilizing effect is clear. About half of the…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 3, 2023At least 27 political cases were filed against opposition party leaders-activists naming over a thousand people and accusing over 11 thousand unnamed individuals in last month alone. This was stated in a monthly human rights bulletin circulated by the Human Rights Support Society yesterday. In addition, 501 people were subjected to political arrests by law enforcement agencies, and 494 of them from the opposition, said the organisation. At…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 3, 2023Fifty editors in a joint statement yesterday protested the issuance of an open letter by foreigners to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina favouring Dr Muhammad Yunus. “Some foreign noted personalities, including Nobel laureates, politicians, businessmen and civil society members, on August 28 issued an open letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, calling to stop the ongoing trial proceedings against Dr Muhammad Yunus under Bangladesh’s labour law. It is an…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 2, 2023Nearly 120 people, including police, were injured as clashes broke out between opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists with the police and ruling Awami League men in Magura, Netrokona, Gaibandha and Bhola districts on Friday. The clashes took place as the opposition party was organising its 45th founding anniversary programme on the day. In Magura, a clash broke out between the police and BNP leaders and activists…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 2, 2023Prime minister and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call to the nation to stay alert against any move to destroy the electoral system, saying that the BNP again wants to play foul with the people’s voting rights and destroy the country, reports BSS. “Election is not their (BNP’s) concern as they are again out to play ducks and drakes with the voting rights of the…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 1, 2023Contractors have suspended their work at Chittagong University bringing allegation of extortion by a group of non-students. In a letter to the CU vice-chancellor, the association of enlisted contractors of the university yesterday said all types of construction and repair work will remain suspended until steps are taken in this regard. A section of non-student Chhatra League leaders are accused of extortion. The letter signed by association President…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 1, 2023Apart from preparing for the election, the Awami League will tighten its grip on the streets throughout September by organising political programmes on a regular basis. The AL high-ups believe that the BNP will hold several programmes this month to realise its one-point demand for the removal of AL from power and elections under a non-partisan government and that is why the ruling party wants to stay on…
by Sajjad Hossain in The Daily Star, Sept 1, 2023The BNP observes its 45th founding anniversary today amid growing doubts among supporters about the effectiveness of their movement demanding Awami League government’s resignation. Many leaders and activists feel that the rallies and processions they have been organising will not cut as they can see that the party lacks a proper strategy and coordination between top leaders and the rank and file, a BNP standing committee…
report in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 31,2023Criticizing the open letters, both domestic and international, addressed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to stop the court proceedings against Dr Yunus, the 14-party alliance led by the ruling Awami League on Wednesday termed these attempts as a threat to the rule of law in the nation. In a statement, signed by Awami League Liberation War Affairs Secretary Mrinal Kanti Das on behalf of the alliance, the leaders said that…
by Emran Hossain Sheikh in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 31, 2023The number of pending cases in Bangladesh has doubled in the last 15 years due to the crisis of judges. Currently, as many as 4.2 million cases are pending in the country’s different courts. There is only one judge for every 94,444 people in Bangladesh. On the other hand, neighbouring India has one judge for every 47,619 people and Pakistan for every 50,000 people. The information…