By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press Online, June 18, 2023Heather Barr, the associate director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch described the ‘Doha Agreement between the US and Taliban’ as less transparent and incomprehensive, adding the deal excluded Afghan women from political engagement to a great extent. Heather Barr on Saturday in a tweet accused Zalmy Khalilzad, the former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation of undermining women’s rights in the…
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by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post,Jun 18, 2023Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) General Secretary Mukul Dhakal on May 31 finalised the draft of the party’s new political document with the help of central committee members Ramesh Prasai and Kamal Subedi. The plan was to unveil it on June 22, when it will be a year since the RSP’s formation. The document detailed the party’s ideological line, policies, and its vision on the form of governance,…
By Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, June 16, 2023In what appeared to be a clash of narratives among the Canadian Leaders, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Ministry had informed the Sri Lankan government that Canada had not made any finding that genocide had taken place in Sri Lanka, the Daily Mirror learns. Canada’s official position contradicts the allegations made by some of its leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Daily Mirror learns that the Canadian…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, June 13, 2023 at 8:45 PMNorway’s foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt announced the ministry “invited three people from the civil service in Kabul to participate in this year’s Oslo Forum,” adding “they are not from the political leadership of the Taliban.” At the forum, which is ongoing now, these representatives are meeting “Afghan civil society and representatives from other countries to talk about the major challenges in Afghanistan,” Huitfeldt said. Islamic…
by Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, June 13, 2023Only five out of the total 41 political parties that are registered with the Election Commission are participating in the ongoing five city corporation elections. The opposition parties boycotting the elections made it non-participatory and less competitive, according to political analysts. The series of city elections started with the Gazipur city polls on May 25. The Barishal and Khulna city polls have taken place yesterday, while…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, June 12, 2023The writer is a reporter covering national politics for The Kathmandu Post.Ajambar Rai Kangmang is among the CPN-UML leaders who quit the party en masse to form the Federal Socialist Party in 2012. The new party’s goal was to champion the cause of identity-based federalism. In 2015, it merged with other forces. Kangmang then joined the CPN (Maoist Centre) and is now the party’s central committee…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, June 10, 2023Only recently, the CPN-UML removed the age limit of 70 years for leaders to hold an executive post, making its 71-year-old chair KP Sharma Oli eligible to helm the party for another tenure. That, however, is contingent on the party removing its two-term rule as well. The UML had introduced a two-term limit for the holder of an executive post in the party’s eighth general convention…
report in Prothom Alo, Jun 8, 2023BNP is not giving importance to Awami League advisory council member Amir Hossain Amu’s remark on dialogue to resolve political deadlock over the next general election, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, he also said ruling party leaders’ contradictory comments on the talks with BNP have also manifested how the government has now become unnerved. “I don’t want to…
by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Jun 8, 2023The Awami League at this point is not considering talks with the BNP to solve the current political impasse over the next general elections. According to AL sources, the party believes this is not the time to invite the BNP for talks and that dialogue with the BNP will never bear any fruit as the lattar’s main demand is the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh…
report in Prothom Alo, Jun 7, 2023Awami League (AL) leader Amir Hossain Amu has said the floor is open to BNP and all other political parties to hold dialogue within the constitution through the mediation of the United Nations. Amu is a seasoned politician of the ruling party and is currently serving as its advisory council member. He is also the coordinator of the AL-led 14-party alliance. While addressing a rally of the alliance in…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, June 1, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe suggested that it is appropriate for the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party (UNP) to implement their political programmes separately but in a mutually non-harmful manner, and the two parties need to consult the Party leadership and its membership prior to responding to issues of similar nature, The Daily Morning learnt. The President had suggested this during the meeting…