Report in Dawn, August 17th, 2023PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan. “Political parties’ activities have been completely stopped in the country because neither do these parties have any standing in Sharia, any place in Sharia nor are any national interests attached to these parties or the nation liked them,” Interim Minister for Justice, Shaikh Maulavi Abdul Hakeem Sharae said while presenting annual…
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report in The Daily Sta, Aug 13, 2023Two US Congressmen — Rich McCormick and Ed Case — will be holding meetings with major political parties today in Dhaka, including the ruling Awami League, the opposition BNP, and the Jatiya Party. Republican Congressman Richard McCormick from Georgia’s 6th Congressional District arrived yesterday, while Democrat Ed Case, who represents Hawaii’s First Congressional District, is scheduled to arrive early today. They will hold meetings with politicians today and…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 12, 2023The main opposition CPN-UML has been obstructing the federal Parliament since last month demanding a high-level investigation into the recent incidents of gold smuggling through the Tribhuvan International Airport. On Friday, even the ruling parties obstructed the National Assembly, protesting against the UML’s ongoing obstruction of the legislature. Both chambers of the federal parliament have been obstructed since July 26. As major parties have taken…
by Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Aug 11, 2023The Election Commission yesterday officially declared two “little-known” and “suddenly established” parties — Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM) and Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) — as registered political parties with the commission. The EC unanimously decided to register the parties. BNM’s symbol will be an “anchor”, while BSP will have “ektara” as its symbol, read an EC statement. This registration took place just ahead of the next polls,…
Attempts to discourage open discussions won’t help democracy, in view of experts.Political parties struggle to curb cadres’ social media activityby Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post. Aug 8, 2023In a statement following its standing committee meeting on Sunday, the CPN (Unified Socialist) directed its leaders and members not to make any remarks on social media against the party and its leadership. “As people involved in the party and its organisations have been speaking and writing…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 1, 2023A cloud of uncertainty continues to hang over Koshi government formation. With just a day left for the deadline set by the province head, parties have failed to seal a deal and find a way to muster a majority. Key provincial leaders of the Nepali Congress-led alliance are in Kathmandu to discuss the matter with the central leadership and find a way out. Though they claim…
report in The Daily Star, Aug 1, 2023The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance yesterday decided to face on the streets the BNP and like-minded parties who have waged a movement to unseat the government. The decision came at a meeting of the 14-party combine at its spokesperson Amir Hossain Amu’s residence in the capital’s Eskaton. The allies will take to the streets under the alliance’s and their own banners in support of the government from…
By Political Editor in The Sunday Times, July 30, 2023 *As UNP appoints committees to revive party at grassroots level; broader alliance planned with like-minded parties and groups **Lanza’s new party on a mission to win support for Wickremesinghe among SLPP and ‘independent’ MPs……. Behind-the-scenes activity, particularly those initiated by President Wickremesinghe, still retains the focus on a presidential poll. Of course, the aim is to hold it next year. One step is a move…
Report in The Island, July 22, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe was adept at causing rifts in political parties, TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran said in a television interview on Friday.The MP also said that the Tamil political parties had met the President earlier this week. “During the meeting, I told the President that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had promised India three times that he would fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. President Rajapaksa said…
by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, July 21, 2023The Awami League has decided to forge a new electoral alliance eying the upcoming national polls, after facing backlash from some of its 14-party alliance partners over the planned inclusion of some Islamist parties in it. The current 14-party alliance is pro-left — the majority of it being comprised of leftist organisations. The new political alliance is likely to include five to six registered Islamist…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post,July 19, 2023The Communist Party of China (CPC) last week launched the “Silk Roadster” platform under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal in the presence of some political parties and social organisations in Bhaktapur. Chinese leaders said the platform is a new concept brought to Nepal to mark the tenth anniversary of the proposition of the BRI by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Nepal signed up to the…