By Samsur Rahman in Prothom Alo, Nov 17, 2023A total of 17 out of 44 registered political parties of the country rejected the polls schedule announced by the election commission (EC) on Wednesday evening. Ruling Awami League (AL) and 14 other parties welcomed the polls schedule. The remaining 12 parties are yet to disclose their stance on the issue. The ruling AL is gearing up for the election while Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been…
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Report in The Daily Star, Nov 17, 2023The BNP yesterday called a 48-hour nationwide hartal from 6:00am Sunday protesting the unveiling of the polls schedule by the Election Commission. Party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a virtual press briefing. Rizvi said the party will enforce the strike also to mount pressure on the government to step down, hand over power to a non-party neutral government and release all arrested…
By Mohammad Al-Masum Molla in The Daily Star, Nov 15, 2023The BNP activists will take to the streets once the Election Commission unveils the polls schedule, party insiders said. It is likely to announce a siege to the Election Commission Secretariat along with the blockade that is on, they added. The party is also considering replying to the letter from US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu about talks on the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad polls.…
by Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Nov 15, 2023The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the 12th parliamentary polls this evening. The EC may also announce that ballot papers will be sent to the polling stations on the morning of the election day, and deputy commissioners and divisional commissioners will act as returning officers, instead of EC officials, something that had earlier been planned. More than one election commissioner also said…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 09, 2023Management of the provincial police and civil service falls under the explicit authority that the Constitution of Nepal grants to provincial governments. As per Schedule 6 of the statute, the provinces can have their own police force and civil servants. The first five years of the provincial governments passed by without the police and civil services being set up. As the federal government continues to be…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, November 5th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday expressed concern over terrorist attacks on security forces days after the announcement of the general election date. The party issued the statement hours after nine terrorists were killed as security forces foiled a terrorist attack on the Mianwali Training Air Base of Pakistan Air Force. A day ago, 17 soldiers and five civilians were martyred in militant attacks in Gwadar, Dera…
by Umer Farooq in Dawn, October 14th, 2023PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said that different political parties have different opinions regarding the general election, but the caretaker government will hold polls as soon as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announces the schedule. “Every political party registered with the ECP is entitled to file [nomination papers] for its candidate,” the caretaker PM said, while talking to media person about the caretaker government’s…
report in Prothom Alo, Sept 18, 2023Election commissioner Md Anisur Rahman said the schedule of the next general election would be announced in November and the election will take place in the first week of January in 2024. The EC hopes the election will be participated by every party, the commissioner said at Kishoreganj circuit house today. “Participation of all parties doesn’t hinge on us. It depends on the decision of parties and their political…
By Asim Yasin & Imtiaz Hussain in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD/BADIN: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari appeared playing ‘good cop, bad cop’ on the issue of delimitation of constituencies and the election schedule, on Saturday. While Zardari supported the idea of elections after completion of the delimitation process, Bilawal reiterated his demand for polls within 90 days, as obligated under the Constitution. Bilawal, speaking to the press…
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News,Sept 7, 2023ISLAMABAD: The ECP is holding meetings regularly and concentrating on completing the process of constituency delimitation in an error-free manner. As such, the commission will not be rushing to announce the schedule of the general elections, with sources saying that: “it is unlikely that polling day will be determined any time soon and even before the end of the month as the specific question isn’t on the…