by Samsur Rahman in Prothom Alo, Nov 22, 2023The Trinamool BNP and the Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM), which have come to limelight all of a sudden securing the registration with the election commission as political parties, have said they would field candidate in all 300 constituencies in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election. However, both parties have encountered internal disputes, particularly concerning leadership, as the key initiators of the parties no longer hold the primary leadership…
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Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 14, 2023 at 3:49 PMReturning refugees who have moved to temporary camps in the Torkham crossing area asked the current government to speed up the process of registration and the distribution of aid and to transfer them to their home areas as soon as possible. The refugees asked the Islamic Emirate to address their challenges before the arrival of the winter. “We want the government to work for the people…
report in Prothom Alo, Jul 18,2023Questions have arisen over the election commission giving registration to two unknown political parties, especially before the forthcoming parliamentary election. Questions have also arisen as to whether the constitutionally independent body is operating at the behest of the government. A total of 93 parties submitted applications seeking registration from the EC. The EC decided to give registration to Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM) and Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP). The election commission…
by Zyma Islam/Shahriar Rahman/Zarif Faiaz in The Daily Star, Jul 9, 2023With the general election around the corner, data leaks and cyberattacks have intensified alarmingly, with the latest being a suspected leak of five crore citizens’ data from the Office of the Registrar General, Birth & Death Registration (BDRIS). The exposed data was first found out on June 27 by Viktor Markopoulos, a researcher from Bitcrack Cyber Security, a computer security solutions firm based in…
report in Prothom Alo, May 19, 2023Islamic parties leaning towards the ruling Awami League, have formed a new alliance – Liberal Islami Jote. So far the number of the alliance members is six. None of the parties have registration with the election commission (EC). Eight more parties will join the alliance, said the top leaders of the political entity. They said they would formally make an announcement in this regard on 29 May. The parties…
by Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Apr 27, 2023Even after offering a one-day “special opportunity” for hajj registration yesterday, this year’s hajj quota of 1.27 lakh people is yet to be fulfilled. Due to poor response from the intended hajis, the government earlier extended the deadline for hajj registration eight times since it started on February 8. Following a request from Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB), the Ministry of Religious Affairs gave the…