Report in The Daily Star, Nov 28, 2023Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the upcoming 12th parliamentary election should be free, fair, and credible for the sake of the country’s economy and future. It is unfortunate that some countries are trying to meddle in the polls, he said. “Other than a few exceptions, most countries are not truly sovereign. The way the US can command us, we can’t do the same to them,” the…
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report in Prothom Alo, Nov 22, 2023Jatiya Party believes that no transfer of power is possible in a democracy without elections, said the party Secretary General Md Mujibul Haque alias Chunnu on Tuesday. “We want a fair and credible election. Till now, the atmosphere for a 100 per cent credible election remains elusive. Jatiya Party Chairman Golam Mohammad Quader will announce our decision regarding participation in the election,” he said. Chunnu’s statement could be perceived…
report in Daily Star, N0v 5, 2023Jatiya Party is ready for the upcoming election but it will participate only if the polls are held in a credible manner, said JP Chairman GM Quader yesterday. “If we feel the election is not being conducted properly, we will boycott the polls. We will take a decision after discussing with party leaders and workers,” he said while addressing the publication ceremony of his books–“Bangladesh Democracy Sonar Patharbati” and…
by Malik Asad in Dawn, Oct 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Former chief minister of Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has said that the upcoming general elections will not be considered ‘credible’ if Imran Khan was not allowed to contest. Talking to media persons outside an anti-terrorism court, where he was brought in a case pertaining to violence outside the judicial complex in Islamabad, ex-CM Elahi said any election without Mr Khan would not be accepted and such elections…
By Prageeth Janaka in The Island, Sept 26, 2023Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has called on the government to ensure a credible, transparent investigation into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. He has said the need for an international probe could be avoided if the inquiry is carried out with integrity and devoid of political influence. Addressing the media during the golden jubilee celebration of St. Michael’s Church, at Embilipitiya, on Sunday (24), the Cardinal expressed…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Sept 18th, 2023UNITED NATIONS: The United States will continue to support credible elections in Pakistan that are free of violence and allow people to decide who rules them, says Elizabeth Horst, the US Deputy Secretary of State Responsible for Pakistan. Addressing a seminar at One UN Plaza, Ms Horst also urged Pakistan to continue to implement the reforms suggested by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as that’s the only way…
report in Prothom Alo, 22 June 2023BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said movement is the only way to establish a non-partisan government for holding the next national election in a credible manner, reports UNB. “There’s no alternative before the nation to carrying out a movement to force the current regime for holding the elections under a neutral government,” he said. Speaking at a seminar, the BNP leader said the entire nation…