report in Prothom Alo, Nov 24, 2023The leaders of BNP and some like-minded parties and alliances on Thursday threatened that the people of the country will foil the government’s move to hold a lopsided national election on 7 January by using their all might. Speaking at demonstrations and rallies in different areas of the capital in support of their ongoing 48-hour blockade on Thursday, they also called upon the government to cancel the election schedule…
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Report in The Daily Star, Oct 31, 2023The ruling Awami League-led alliance yesterday vowed to resist BNP if the party tries to foil the national polls, slated for early January. They also urged the opposition to participate in the election shunning the path of movement. The 14-party alliance yesterday held a rally at AL headquarters on Bangabandhu Avenue protesting BNP’s attack on police, journalists, chief justice’s residence and torching police boxes and ambulances on Saturday.…
By Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Oct 27, 2023The BNP will instantly go for tough programmes if it is not allowed to hold its grand rally in front of its Nayapaltan headquarters tomorrow, party leaders said. A march towards or laying siege to important establishments and road and waterway blockades will be on the cards, party sources said. They said programmes for their movement, demanding the resignation of the government and elections under…
by Resty Woro Yuniar in SCMP, Oct 4, 2023The construction of a Chinese-backed economic zone on an Indonesian island off Batam is tantamount to “cultural genocide”, according to advocates who are concerned about the future of indigenous villagers facing eviction. Authorities have been seeking to reach a deal with some 7,500 villagers living on Indonesia’s Rempang Island – about 40km south of Singapore – to get them to move out of homes they have lived…