Dhaka, Jan 12 (IANS) Chief observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) in Bangladesh, Ivars Ijabs has stated that the EU wants the upcoming election in Bangladesh to be “inclusive and participatory” through a peaceful, credible and transparent process, local media reported. While addressing a press conference in Dhaka, Ijabs elaborated on the EU’s expectations about the upcoming polls, stressing that elections should be participatory and transparent. He also stated that …
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Dhaka, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday raised serious concerns over the law and order situation in the country ahead of the February elections, criticising the performance of law enforcement agencies under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, local media reported. “The rate at which political leaders are being killed, particularly some leaders of our party, is truly worrying,” Bangladeshi media outlet UNB quoted BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Al…
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Odommo Jobian Oikko, a panel backed by radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, has registered a landslide victory, securing 16 of the 21 posts – including those of Vice-President (VP), General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) – in the just-concluded Bangladesh’s Jagannath University Central Students Union (JnUCSU) elections, the local media reported on Thursday. The student wings of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chh…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday slammed certain politicians back home who have been holding her and Awami League party responsible for the death of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. In an exclusive e-mail interview with IANS, Hasina said that at moments like this, Bangladesh deserves dignity, not division.”The death of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia represents a profound loss for Bangladesh’s political life. W…
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) As political tensions continue to mount ahead of the February elections, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizens Party (NCP) have accused sections of the civil administration under the Yunus regime of working in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), local media reported.Jamaat, during a meeting of the party’s central executive council, stated that conditions for a free, fair, and neutral election remain absent in the country, Banglades…
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has asserted that the country’s existence remains rooted in the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan, local media reported. “The Liberation War is the foundation of Bangladesh as a State and its politics. The country’s very existence cannot be imagined without 1971,” Bangladeshi media outlet BSS quoted Tarique as saying during a meeting with leaders of the Democratic United Front (DUF), a coalition of Banglad…
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Election Commission data has revealed that women remain largely absent from the electoral race, as 30 of the 51 political parties contesting the upcoming national election have not fielded any female candidates, local media reported on Tuesday.The figures highlight a glaring disparity — despite women comprising half the population, they remain vastly underrepresented among candidates.Among the 2,568 aspirants for the February 12 polls, only 109–4.24 per cent–a…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The scales are tilting in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with opinion polls now predicting a landslide victory in the upcoming Bangladesh elections, scheduled for February 12. Last month, the polls suggested a close fight between the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. However, the BNP has surged past the Jamaat with 70 per cent of the people, saying they would vote for the party headed by the late Khaleda Zia.The Jamaat only has 19 per cent of the people’s support…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Bangladesh’s exiled author Taslima Nasreen finds the current situation in her country of birth worsening through time, even compared to the day she was forced to leave over three decades ago. “I’d say that was the time of the beginning of the growth of religious fundamentalism in the country; now, Bangladesh is full of such elements,” said Taslima in an exclusive interview with IANS. “The then administration played into the hands of fundamentalists, and I was pe…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami’s subcontinental hawala network, which has been the main fund-raising front for many terror groups, has become active once again before elections, Intelligence inputs suggest.The hawala network of the Jamaat, which was lying low for some time, has become fully active once again owing to multiple reasons. While plenty of funds are being pumped into Bangladesh ahead of the elections, it is also raising money to revive the terror infrastructure of group…