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Prime minister struggling to strike a power-sharing deal in coalition

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 5, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is preparing to expand his Cabinet only after securing a vote of confidence in Parliament on January 10. But he is struggling to distribute ministerial posts given the composition of the ruling coalition. While the coalition partners have yet to reach a clear understanding on power-sharing, the Janata Samajbadi Party, one of the partners, is still undecided on whether to…

Awami League remains unmoved over BNP MPs’ resignation: Report in Dhaka Tribune, Dec 12, 2022

Terming the BNP lawmakers’ decision to resign from Parliament a mistake, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that the House would not sit idle without the seven of them. Several other senior leaders reacted to the BNP’s move a day after the party conducted its 10th and last divisional rally, and declared 10-point charter for demands that included the dissolution of Parliament and holding the next election under a non-party government. Mentioning…

BNP MPs on way to JS to hand in resignation

Report in The Daily Star online, Dec 11, 2022 at 10:51 AMThe BNP lawmakers are on the way to the parliament to submit resignation letters to the Speaker. Talking to The Daily Star around 10:30am, BNP lawmaker Rumeen Farhana, said, “If you look at our 10-point demands, you will find the number one demand is that the parliament has to be dissolved. “So, if we don’t resign, how it would be dissolved. This is just…

Resignation of BNP MPs won’t make the parliament defunct: Quader

report in Prothom Alo, Dec 11, 2022Awami League general secretary Obiadul Quader has said the parliament would not become defunct if BNP lawmakers resign as the ruling party has massive majority in the House. His comment came in the wake of announcement of the BNP lawmakers that they would resign from the parliament. The seven MPs made the announcement from the BNP’s mass rally in Dhaka on Saturday. Terming the decision as ‘wrong’, AL general…

Seven more ministers to be appointed: By Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Dec 8, 2022

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) made fresh engagements with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardane on the next Cabinet reshuffle expected after the final vote of the budget in Parliament today, Daily Mirror learns. A group of SLPP MPs held talks with the Prime Minister on Tuesday evening regarding a host of matters including the Cabinet reshuffle with the inclusion of new faces . The party initially proposed portfolios for ten of its MPs. The party made…

B’desh: Khaleda’s demands of absurdity

Bangladesh is once again in political turmoil. Main Opposition leader and former prime minister, Khaleda Zia has started a campaign demanding mid-term election saying that the present Awami League (AL) led Grand Alliance government of her bitter rival Sheik Hasina has failed the people.  She raised this demand as soon as the High Court dismissed her appeal against the government notice asking her to vacate her cantonment house and cancelled the extension of her son…