Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) A Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) election campaign office was vandalised in Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur in Bangladesh amid heightened political tensions ahead of the upcoming national elections, local media reported on Sunday.According to Dhaka Tribune, the incident occurred at the BNP campaign office located in the Dolardarga area of Putimari Union under the Dinajpur-6 constituency, which comprises Birampur, Nawabganj, Ghoraghat and Hakimpur. Witnesses alleged that act…
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Dhaka, Jan 31 (IANS) As political tensions intensify ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 elections, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) said that neither the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) nor Jamaat-e-Islami deserves public trust, accusing both parties of failing to meet people’s aspirations during their respective periods in power, local media reported.Addressing a campaign rally at Konabari College Field in Gazipur district on Friday, the IAB chief Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim criticised the …
Dhaka, Jan 30 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said that any woman cannot be chief of the radical party owing to religious obligations and “biological limitations”. When asked during an Al Jazeera interview whether a woman could ever lead the party, Shafiqur Rehman responded, “It’s not possible. It’s not possible because Allah made everyone in its own entity. Because you [a man] will never be able to bear a child.”He further mentioned that men will not be able to b…
Dhaka, Jan 29 (IANS) Under Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus — globally recognised for pioneering microfinance for advancing women’s empowerment — the political representation of women in the country has not been institutionally safeguarded, a report said on Thursday. It added that, notwithstanding its reformist mandate, the interim government has not intervened decisively to safeguard or expand women’s presence in political decision-making, and this inaction risks …
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The knives are out with barely two weeks left for the Bangladesh general election, where the players themselves call out administrative faults. Political tensions, religious intolerance, economic anxieties, and a widening civic squeeze have converged into a chorus of alarm from political leaders, observers, the media, and civil society voices across Bangladesh. A Dhaka Tribune editorial on Thursday expressed concerns about “the warning signs of a shrinking media freedom …
Dhaka, Jan 29 (IANS) As political disputes continue to mount ahead of February 12 elections, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday accused the radical Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, of promoting “fascist propaganda,” political hypocrisy, and deceptive narratives aimed at influencing voters in the upcoming polls, local media reported.Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, BNP Election Steering Committee spokesperson and advisor to the party chairperson, Mahdi Amin, said Jamaa…
Dhaka, Jan 28 (IANS) As campaigning is underway for the Bangladesh elections, escalating violence, including threats and attacks targeting candidates and law enforcement personnel, triggered renewed concerns over the safety and security of the electoral process across the country, local media reported on Wednesday.From the outset of the election campaign, incidents involving shootings, stabbings, vandalism and clashes in multiple constituencies have reportedly resulted in numerous injuries and f…
Dhaka, Jan 27 (IANS) As campaigning for Bangladesh’s February 12 elections got underway, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) issued an indirect warning against Jamaat-e-Islami, urging voters not to “destroy the country” by casting their ballots for those it accused of collaborating with Pakistani occupation forces during the 1971 Liberation War, local media reported.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the remarks while addressing an election rally at the BD High Schoo…
Dhaka, Jan 26 (IANS) As India celebrates its 77th Republic Day on Monday, Bangladesh extended heartfelt greetings and best wishes to the government and people of India, reaffirming the spirit of friendship and cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.The Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, while sharing an image bearing the message, “Bangladesh greets on India’a 77th Republic Day”, (the greeting was extended in 14 languages) wrote, “#Bangladesh felicitates every wom…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The rising concern in Bangladesh over the trend of using religion in politics, especially during elections, was recently voiced in an article published in one of the country’s online Bengali news portal. The article on Banglanews24 website cited a study by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), which highlighted the rise of religious politics.”The reason for this is the absence of a democratic political environment in the country for a long time, the impact of …