report in Dhaka Tribune,Dec 31, 2023As the country gears up for voting on January 7, violence centering on the election and breaches of the electoral code of conduct continue amid warnings and action by the Election Commission (EC). In Dhaka, at least 12 people were injured in a factional clash among the followers of the Awami League’s Dhaka-10 candidate, Ferdous Ahmed, during an election campaign program in the Central Road area Saturday afternoon. The injured…
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By Tuhin Adhikary/Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Dec 5, 2023Election code violations are rampant ahead of the January 7 election, but the Election Commission has yet to take any punitive action against the rule breakers. Under section 18 of the electoral code of conduct, violation of election rules by aspiring candidates is punishable by six months’ jail or Tk 50,000 in fine or both. Under the section, the EC can also slap a fine…
Report in Dawn, October 12th, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: A wanted commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, Ateequr Rehman, also known as Tipugul Marwat, who was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, was wanted to the law enforcement agencies in at least 10 FIRs registered against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act, Pakistan Penal Code and Explosives Act. Local officials said Rehman belonged to the Lakki Marwat’s Bachkan Ahmadzai area. He had escaped the district and was hiding in…
by Swasti Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 24, 2023The writer holds a Masters’s Degree in Gender, Media and Culture from the London School of Economics.Crossing Nepal’s border alone, either by road or air, as a Nepali woman is often, if not always, an unpleasant experience. Questions asked by border security or immigration officers are downright derogatory, reflecting the patriarchal mindset of the state vested with the power to decide a woman’s mobility. In the…