Dhaka, Feb 20 (IANS) As many as 43 Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 13th National Parliamentary Election held in Bangladesh last week face murder charges under Section 302, the local media reported citing data released by a leading civic organisation of the country. According to Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik, also known as Shujan, 42 MPs faced such cases previously and 12 have both past and present cases, Bangladesh’s ‘Daily Star’ reported on Friday.It mentioned that among major parties, …
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Ties between India and Bangladesh are witnessing a reset following the massive win by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first to congratulate Tarique Rahman on his impressive victory.PM Modi even sent a letter to Rahman with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who attended the swearing-in ceremony. India has also reached out to the second-largest party, the Jamaat-e-Islami. India’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri conveyed his gr…
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) India must exercise its economic and political strength to pursue a strategy of soft deterrence, blending preventive and re-engagement diplomacy, allowing it to negotiate with Bangladesh from a position of strength on both fronts. From safeguarding its interests to advancing them, the responsibility should rest on Dhaka, a report said on Tuesday. “The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has returned to power after decades, with strong electoral influence and numbers in the …
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) Tarique Rahman, Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was on Tuesday sworn in as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh following his party’s decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary elections. After he took the oath, other members of the cabinet – including BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and others – were also sworn in.President of Bangladesh, Mohammed Shahabuddi…
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the government following its decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary election, the party’s elected members of Parliament took the oath of office on Tuesday at the South Plaza of the National Parliament in Dhaka, local media reported.Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin administered the oath on Tuesday morning in accordance with the country’s Constitution, as the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12t…
Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to return to power in the South Asian nation after nearly two decades, as the newly elected MPs prepare to take oath on Tuesday.The oath-taking ceremony for the cabinet will be held at the South Plaza of the Parliament Building, according to local media reports.The reports further suggest that holding such ceremonies at the South Plaza instead of the Presidential Palace is to commemorate those who lost their lives during the viol…
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the next government in Bangladesh following a decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary election, discussions have already begun over who will be the next President of the country, with various names circulating on social media and in local media outlets. Citing a source within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily Prothom Alo reported that Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosh…
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) At least 236 of the newly elected MPs in Bangladesh’s 13th Parliamentary election are millionaires, while nearly half are set to enter Parliament carrying significant debt, local media reported on Monday, citing the anti-graft watchdog — Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).Addressing a press conference in Dhaka on Monday, TIB researcher Mohammad Touhidul Islam unveiled a study titled ‘Thirteenth National Parliament Election Process and Affidavit-Based Observation’, …
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) The massive win by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the recently-concluded Bangladesh elections has come as a relief for many in the country.In Tarique Rahman as the Prime Minister of the country, the people see hope.While there is jubilation across the country, there is also a great deal of scepticism due to the rise of the Jamaat-e-Islami. The Jamaat ended up with 77 seats, which is its best performance ever.Rahman has his plate full owing to the mess that Muhamma…
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) At least nine people were injured, and a house was set ablaze amid escalating incidents of post-election violence in five districts across Bangladesh, local media reported.As violence intensified, six individuals sustained injuries after two groups of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) workers clashed in Lalpur upazila of the Natore district on Saturday night.”At least six people were injured during the clash,” Bangladesh’s leading newspaper The Daily Star quoted Md Mojibar …