report in Daily Mirror online, Nov 25, 2023 at 07:31 amCOLOMBO – The appointment of the tenth member to the Constitutional Council (CC) has been hampered over differences within the opposition, eventually leading to its activities being hamstrung, Daily Mirror learns. According to the Constitution, the current vacancy which has existed for more than one year should be reserved for a member of the third-largest party in Parliament, not represented either by the Prime Minister…
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by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023• Islamabad, Kabul discussing matter at ‘high level’• Offices, residential quarters near border point vacated• Trucks containing fruit, vegetables returned due to possible delaysKHYBER: The Torkham border crossing remained closed for a second day on Thursday after clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan border forces, leading to a build-up of trucks laden with goods. The border crossing — the main transit point for travellers and goods between Pakistan and…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press Online, June 19, 2023Reports emerged that Reza Shaheer, a leading journalist of ‘Rah-e-Farda’ TV channel who had freshly returned from Iran, was arrested in Zabul and taken to an unknown place, while Taliban provincial officials rejected his arrest. Previously, Reza Shaheer had been detained by the de facto authorities of Afghanistan, which forced him to move to Iran to get a French visa. Upon his return from Iran,…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press Online, June 19, 2023Reports emerged that Reza Shaheer, a leading journalist of ‘Rah-e-Farda’ TV channel who had freshly returned from Iran, was arrested in Zabul and taken to an unknown place, while Taliban provincial officials rejected his arrest. Previously, Reza Shaheer had been detained by the de facto authorities of Afghanistan, which forced him to move to Iran to get a French visa. Upon his return from Iran,…
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…
By Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Dec 25, 2022Sheikh Hasina, who has been leading the grand old Awami League for 42 years now, will be at the party helm for the next three years as she was reelected the president for the 10th consecutive time. Besides, Obaidul Quader scored a hat-trick with his reelection as the general secretary, the second highest position in the AL hierarchy. They were elected at the 73-year-old party’s…