by Nurul Islam Hasib in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 18, 2023Progress has been made towards a free and fair election in Bangladesh, but with approximately five months left before the next parliamentary contest, more work is necessary to create an environment in which parties and citizens of all creeds and ideologies trust the political process, Geoffrey Macdonald, a visiting expert of the South Asia programs of the US Institute of Peace, has said. Macdonald made the…
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report in The Daily Star, Aug 117, 2023Rights bodies in the US called for policy tools, including additional sanctions, for ensuring free and fair elections in Bangladesh. Political violence remains high, competing political rallies result in clashes, and the opposition’s demonstrations often face crackdowns, they said. The call was made at a briefing hosted by Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan body of the US House of Representatives, on the human rights situation in…
report in The Daily Star July 13, 2023Announcing a one-point movement for polls under a non-party interim government, the BNP yesterday asked the government to step down right away and pave the way for conducting the election freely and fairly. The party declared it will hold marches in all city and district headquarters on July 18 and July 19 in the first programme as part of the one-point movement. Apart from the BNP, 36 like-minded…
report in Prothom Alo, May 31, 2023US ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas on Tuesday said the new US visa policy applies to “everyone” and it is to encourage the right “behaviours” to ensure free and fair election. “The Idea behind the (new visa) policy is that it applies to everyone, it’s about the behaviours and it’s about encouraging the right behaviours for free and fair elections. So people who support free and fair elections have…
report in Prothom Alo, Mar 26, 2023Speakers at a human chain in Rangpur demanded a fair share of water from 54 common rivers including Teesta. They also criticized India’s decision to withdraw water from Teesta by digging two new canals. An organisation named ‘Teesta Bachao Andolon’ organised the human chain in front of Rangpur Press Club premises on Saturday morning. Presided over by lawyer Palash Kanti Nag, professor Mojahar Ali, Abdus Sobhan, freedon fighter Mojaffar…
by Anwar Hossain in Prothom Alo, 26 Feb 2023 at 11: 14hraThe ruling Awami League is feeling the urge to bring opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the next (12th) parliamentary elections. That’s why, the leaders of the ruling party have been ensuring in all formal and informal discussions with diplomats or politicians that a free and fair vote will be organised. However, the ruling party will not give BNP any space over their demand…
report in Prothom Alo, Jan 20, 2023A leading Bangladeshi publisher known for its works by dissident writers said Thursday it had been banned from the country’s leading book fair, in the latest government clampdown on its critics. The Ekushey Book Fair is organised by the Bangla Academy, the government’s state-run literacy agency, and is a major event on the local cultural calendar. Leading Bengali writers gather in the capital Dhaka each February to discuss their…