report in The Express Tribune, Dec 31, 2023PESHAWAR: In a bid to alleviate escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a delegation of religious scholars, headed by the Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI-F) chief Mullana Fazal Ur Rehman, is set to depart for the Afghan capital on January 3, a reliable source from Kabul confirmed. The source, in a conversation over the phone, told The Express Tribune that the Ministry of Interior and the Foreign Office have finalised…
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report in Prothom Alo, Dec 29, 2023Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen expressed confidence that Bangladesh’s national election on 7 January will be conducted in a fair and festive atmosphere. He reassured that there is no need for anxiety or fear regarding potential sanctions post-election, and if any sanctions arise, Bangladesh will face them. These statements were made during an exchange of views with leaders of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh (DCAB) at the Ministry of…
By Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Dec 07, 2023The main opposition in parliament, Jatiya Party, last night requested the ruling Awami League to reach a consensus with them over seat-sharing for the January 7 polls. A JP delegation made the request in a meeting with an AL team at a house in the capital’s Gulshan, meeting sources told The Daily Star. JP Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu and Senior Co-chairman Anisul Islam Mahmud and…
by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Dec 6, 2023Colombo, Dec.6 – President Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to be mulling prorogation of Parliament by the middle of January, next year. Once Parliament is prorogued, pending businesses before the House will lapse, and the new Parliament, once convened by the President, has to resume them afresh. The Speaker and the MPs will continue to function. The President can prorogue Parliament for a maximum period of two months.…
By Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Nov 06, 2023The Election Commission may hold the national election any day between January 6 and 9 with many experts pointing out that the atmosphere is not yet conducive to free and fair polls. The EC is considering several possible dates, but there is a strong possibility that the 12th national election will be held in the first week of January, an official said, adding that the final…
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News, October 30, 2023ISLAMABAD: The election in the country could be held in the third week of January, a week earlier than indicated by the Election Commission of Pakistan more than a month ago. The schedule for polls will be announced in the first week of December and elections may be held in January. Sources in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) told The News here Sunday that no…
by Atika Rehman IN Dawn, Oct 23, 2023The room for a new political party in Pakistan certainly exists, but proponents of any new association will need an aggressive governance reform agenda, that can be sold well to people in order to capture their imagination. A move towards that end has already been made; however, its patrons appear unsure of whether the launch date should be before or after the January elections. It is no secret…
report in Daily Times, Oct 27, 2023After President Arif Alvi stirred controversy by raising doubts on the timing of general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday said that there was no possibility of a delay in the polls – which are slated to be held at the end of January. In an interview with a private news channel, President Alvi said he did not see polls taking place in January. He recalled…
report in The Express Tribune, Oct 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that he does not see general elections taking place in January 2024. “I do not believe that elections will be held in January,” President Alvi said in an interview with a private TV channel on Wednesday. Uncertainty has surrounded the holding of general elections after the premature dissolution of the National Assembly on Aug 9. As the NA was dissolved three…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 28, 2023Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the ruling party would play the game in October and December, and also in the first week of January. Quader, also road Transport and bridges minister, made the statement in response to warning by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) that they would take to the streets to remove the government of prime minister Sheikh Hasina if she does not…
report in Dhaka Tribune online, Sept 21, 2023The European Union may not send an observer team to the upcoming national parliamentary polls in Bangladesh which is likely to be held in January. A senior EU official in Dhaka disclosed the information to Dhaka Tribune on Thursday. He said the decision was taken by the European Union based on the report prepared by their pre-monitoring team. The EU has already informed the Bangladesh government. An official…