Report in The Daily Star, Oct 27, 2023Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal stated that in the event of significant voting irregularities, the entire national election would be halted and held again. He made the statement while replying to a comment of The Daily Observer Editor Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury at a workshop titled “12th National Parliament Election: Role of the Media, Expectations of the Nation” at the EC Secretariat in Agargaon today. Iqbal questioned the…
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report in Economy Next, Oct 6, 2023 at 08:09 pmSri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, who has tabled a controversial Online Safety Bill (OSB) in the parliament, has agreed to have broader consultation with key stakeholders before voting in the legislature. Opposition parties, media organizations, and social media activists have raised concerns over the government move to introduce the bill. Though the government initially said the expected legislation was to protect children and women…