by Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary/ Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Nov 25, 2023At least 26 out of the 44 registered political parties have decided to take part in the January 7 national election. Only five of those had seats in the ninth parliament formed after the 2008 election, the last “accepted election” in the country. Twelve parties ran in the 2014 election which was boycotted by the BNP and most other opposition parties. Although 39…
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Whenever there is an incident of sexual assault or gender-based violence in Pakistan, we often end up with two tragedies for the price of one. First, there is the crime itself. Time and again, mostly, women who have the temerity to walk around in parks, go to work, school or just literally step out of their homes fall prey to the most brutal form of victimization imaginable. We are reminded, in the unlikely event that…