report in The Daily Star, July 9, 2023Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud. Photo: PIDThe next national elections will be held under the current government with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the helm, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday. He said this while talking as the chief guest at a seminar organised by Dhaka University’s Oceanography department on the occasion of World Ocean Day at DU. “BNP’s demand for a caretaker government has not…
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report in adaderana.lk, June 8, 2023 at 08:15 pmThe Chinese national who was detained by officials of the Department of Immigration and Emigration last month was deported to China this afternoon (08 June). Lee Pan was placed under detention in late May after attempting to enter Sri Lanka with two forged passports. Subsequently, Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles ordered that all required action be taken to deport the individual. He was summoned before the…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, May 26, 2023Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday (25) urged the government to conduct a thorough investigation into Muslim National Alliance (MNA) MP Ali Sabri Raheem’s abortive attempt to smuggle in gold at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) as it couldn’t be considered just a mere violation of the Customs law. Jayasuriya said so in a statement issued in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Movement for Social…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, May 24, 2023While the federal government is in the final leg of preparing the national budget for the next fiscal year, the government of Sudurpaschim Province is putting pressure on Kathmandu to increase the federal grant going to the province. A committee led by Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Kamal Shah met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat and the Vice-chairperson of the National Planning Commission…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, May 19, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has made it clear there will be no compromise on national interests—Nepal’s unity, integrity and sovereignty—during his upcoming state visit to India. Responding to questions by CPN-UML lawmaker Raghuji Pant and Nepali Congress lawmaker Dilendra Badu during the question-answer session in the House of Representatives, Dahal said he wanted to reassure Parliament that there would be no compromise on issues related to the…
report in Prothom Alo, May 3, 2023The US does not want to comment on Bangladesh’s forthcoming national election, noting that it is an internal domestic election. “I don’t have anything else to get into that beyond as it’s an internal, domestic election,” said deputy principal spokesperson Vedant Patel. He came up with the remarks when a journalist wanted to know how the US would navigate a situation where, in Bangladesh, another party refuses to participate…
report in The Island, Apr 27, 2023Two of the seven Senior DIGs suddenly transferred by police headquarters have refused to abide by the directive, demanding the immediate intervention of the National Police Commission (NPC). Retired IGP Chandra Fernando heads the NPC. The senior officers transferred with effect from 25 April, included Lalith Pathinayake, Ajith Rohana, S.C. Medawatte and W.K. Jayalath on what police headquarters called, service requirements. Senior DIG of the Southern Province Ajith Rohana,…
report on Daily Mirror online, Apr 18, 2023 at10 pmSamagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will not be a part of a national government with those who do not have a mandate, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today. “The present government and the President are carrying out a Hitler-type campaign to fool the people by spreading falsehood with regard to a national government. This is just like what Hitler using Joseph Goebbels did during World War 2.…
report in Prothom Alo, Apr 4, 2023Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday asserted that Bangladesh is mature enough and there is no need to take help from the United Nations in the national parliament election of Bangladesh. However, the minister also said that the government has no objection with foreign observers in the election. “There is no need for us to take any cooperation from the United Nations. We are mature enough. We have…
report in adaderana.lk, Apr 1, 2023 at 11:50 pmSri Lanka Police have arrested 28 Chinese nationals who were involved in online financial fraud. Among the suspects were five Chinese women. The police found five laptops, and several smartphones on the suspects at the time of the arrest. After being informed by the INTERPOL about the group of scammers, local law enforcement authorities swung into action and apprehended the suspects who were staying at a tourist…
report in Prothom Alo, Mar 28, 202The opposition leader in the parliament and chief patron of Jatiya Party (JaPa) Raushon Ershad on Monday said the national election will be held on time, abiding by the constitution and the Jatiya Party (JaPa) will participate in that election. “The Jatiya Party competed in all elections since its emergence as a political party. So it will participate in the upcoming election,” Raushon Ershad added. The chief patron came…