report in The Sunday Times, Nov 26, 2023—President claims it comes under the executive branch but opposition say, it is part of the legislature —*Sumanthiran says his party has right to appoint member to CC and questions President’s commitment to solve the Tamil national issuePresident Ranil Wickremesinghe has triggered a political debate with his declaration in Parliament that the “Constitutional Council is part of the executive” and not the legislature as widely believed. The statement,…
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report in The Express Tribune, Oct 13th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: Imprisoned chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has reaffirmed his commitment to the pursuit of ‘Haqeeqi Azadi’ (real freedom). He urges the nation not to lose hope, assuring that this trial will pass, and whenever elections are held, the only outcome for the “unelected predatory group and their enablers” will be defeat. In his message to the “nation” from the jail, the former premier said: “Regardless…
report in Prothom Alo, Apr 22, 2023The United States has said as Bangladesh moves to graduate from a least developed country to a middle-income country in 2026, more will be expected of it on labour rights, as well human rights and good governance. “Strong labour laws and their implementation are needed to provide US companies and investors with assurances that Bangladesh is a stable and predictable environment and can create greater economic opportunities for both…
by Imran Danish in TOLOnews, Dec 21, 2022The US Department of State said that Washington is not prepared to improve its relationship “with the Taliban” until and unless they actually start to uphold the commitments, they have made to the Afghan people. Addressing a press conference, the US State Department spokesman Ned Price said human rights are at the top of the agenda of his country. “In every engagement we have with the Taliban, human…