by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Jul 15, 2023The ruling Awami League thinks the main challenge for the party does not stem from the BNP’s one-point movement, but from the possibility of BNP joining the national polls at the last minute. Although the BNP says it will not take part in the polls under the Sheikh Hasina-led government, the AL leadership says the BNP has already started making preparations to contest the parliamentary…
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By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, March 30,2023After week-long talks, the ruling parties have worked out a division of ministerial portfolios. But they have yet to allot individual ministries to be led by the representatives of each coalition partner. A meeting of the alliance on Wednesday finalised the numbers of the ministries to be led by the nine parties, according to leaders involved in the negotiations. According to a Nepali Congress leader, Prime Minister…
by Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee/ Rashidul Hasan in The Daily Star, Mar 2, 2023In recent days, several media reports have focused on the possibility of talks between the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP over holding an inclusive national election. Those reports read the ruling party may take an initiative to bring the BNP to the table for ensuring the latter’s participation in the national election, slated for January next year, to make it acceptable…