Dhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) In the next few weeks, Bangladesh will – for the first time in 54 years – witness an election with the lowest participation of women candidates. Several former leaders of the country have expressed their shock and disappointment over the development taking place under the current interim regime headed by Muhammad Yunus, calling it as a “matter of shame” for the entire political system in the south Asian nation. Earlier this week, the local media in Dhaka reported that at an …
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Dhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) With Bangladesh gearing up for the February 12 general elections, cracks have begun to surface within the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, as disagreements over seat-sharing continue to intensify despite a deadline to finalise the arrangement, local media reported on Wednesday.Citing sources, Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily, Prothom Alo, reported that eight out of the 11 alliance partners have reached a seat-sharing agreement with Jamaat, while the Islami Andolan Banglades…
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards the February election, the task of finalising a seat-sharing arrangement has become increasingly complicated within the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, deepening uncertainty within the newly announced coalition, local media reported on Thursday.Both Jammat and Islami Andolan Bangladesh are reportedly fielding candidates in over 240 overlapping constituencies.Jamaat and Islami Andolan — two of the largest Islamist groups in the…
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…