Dhaka, April 27 (IANS) The members of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association have decided to ban pro-Awami League lawyers from contesting the upcoming annual elections scheduled for May 13 and 14, 2026, citing the legal prohibition on the party’s activities.The move was finalised at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of SCBA general members held at Dhaka on Sunday afternoon, local media reported.The SCBA Senior Vice President Humayun Kabir Manju, a pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party (B…
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Dhaka, April 21 (IANS) The ban on the Awami League party enacted through the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill in Bangladesh’s Parliament not only targets the party but also sidelines its supporters, potentially deepening political instability and undermining public confidence in the democratic system. According to a recent report in ‘The Diplomat’, if the practice of banning political parties becomes entrenched, it could set a precedent where any party may face a similar fate in the future.Althou…
Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) Bangladesh’s February elections demonstrated how engagement with historical memory by political actors can shape public perception and influence voting behaviour. Voters with strong ties to the Bangladesh 1971 Liberation War favoured parties perceived as upholding its legacy, while rejecting those linked to anti-liberation forces, a report said on Monday.According to an editorial in leading Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo, in the lead-up to the 2026 parliamentary elections, …
Dhaka, April 7 (IANS) The refusal to offer a clear, unconditional apology for atrocities committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War by Pakistan and its former collaborator, Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, reflects not just a historical failure but a deliberate “ongoing act of obfuscation”. More than five decades later, the issue is not confined to the past but points to conscious unwillingness masked by carefully chosen languages and political convenience, a report …
Dhaka, April 1 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed strongly condemned the ‘July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order, 2025’, issued during the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government term, terming it an “endless document of deception” and a “national fraud”, local media reported.Addressing the Parliament during a scheduled discussion initiated by the Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman, the Home Minister said that the …
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) Kerala’s Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Friday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, accusing him of frequently shifting positions for electoral gains and fostering both majority and minority communalism.Speaking to the media here in the midst of the election campaign in the state capital’s Kattakkada suburbs, Satheesan alleged that the Chief Minister had alternated between minority and majority appeasement depending on political…
Dhaka, March 25 (IANS) Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has alleged that their alliance candidates suffered narrow defeats in the February 12 national elections due to electoral irregularities, including delayed results, missing polling agent signatures, forged endorsements, and pencil-marked tallies in some cases. Jamaat stated that it is pursuing these alleged electoral irregularities through formal legal channels but refraining from mobilising large-scale field actions at t…
Washington, March 21 (IANS) A US resolution seeking to recognise the 1971 Bangladesh genocide highlights the targeted killing of Hindus and calls for action against the Pakistan Army and its allies.Congressman Greg Landsman introduced the measure in the House of Representatives, urging formal US recognition of the atrocities and accountability for the Pakistan Army and Jamaat-e-Islami over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.The resolution condemns the atrocities committed during Oper…
Dhaka, March 18 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tariq Rahman confronts a formidable task in steering the nation towards stability and ushering in a new golden era, while ensuring extremist elements are kept in check, and the party’s hard-won credibility is preserved. The BNP pledged in its election manifesto to lift the slowing economy to a trillion by 2030 — a goal that hinges on “regional security, economic solidity and the restoration of peace in society”, a report mentioned.Acco…
Dhaka, March 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has decided to confer the “Best Indomitable Woman in Advancing Democracy” award posthumously on former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, local media reported on Saturday. The recognition will be presented under the Indomitable Women Award program to mark International Women’s Day 2026 on Sunday at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka.Khaleda Zia is being honoured for her resolute leadership in the struggle to restore democrac…