by Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Dec 16, 2023The ruling Awami League yesterday agreed in principle to withdraw its nominees in 30 constituencies, so that Jatiya Party candidates do not have to compete against AL picks. However, the Jatiya Party, the main opposition in parliament, demands easy victories in 40 constituencies, according to sources present at a meeting between delegations of the two parties last night. AL leaders will sit with their party president…
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by Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Nov 15, 2023The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the 12th parliamentary polls this evening. The EC may also announce that ballot papers will be sent to the polling stations on the morning of the election day, and deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners will act as returning officers, instead of EC officials, something that had earlier been planned. More than one election commissioner also said…
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…
by Rejaul Karim Byron in The Daily Star, Jun 1, 2023The government’s foreign debt servicing burden may rise by as much as 45 percent in the next fiscal year due to the devaluation of taka and higher utilisation of foreign loans in recent years. About Tk 24,700 crore would be set aside in fiscal 2023-24’s budget for foreign loan repayment, according to finance ministry officials. It is about $2.42 billion considering the current exchange rate…