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…
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Dhaka, Feb 17 (IANS) A total of 25 BNP MPs have been selected to take the oath as Ministers in the Cabinet, while 24 will be sworn in as state ministers, of the newly elected government in Bangladesh, local media reports.The list of Ministers includes Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, etc, according to the leading Bangladeshi daily, The Dhaka Tribune. Two BNP leaders, Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid and Kha…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Violence continues to rage across Bangladesh as the country votes during the 13th parliamentary election on Thursday. Nasiruddin Patwari, a candidate for the 11-party alliance and leader of the National Citizens Party (NCP), was reportedly attacked as he was visiting a polling booth in the Dhaka-8 constituency. Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily Jugantor reported that Patwari was attacked while speaking to reporters at the centre around 12 noon on Thursday. Safely rescued by…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) With polling underway in Bangladesh for the 13th Parliamentary elections on Thursday, political parties in the fray have exuded confidence in forming a government in the violence-hit nation, while acknowledging that the fairness of thevoting might be compromised. The National Citizens Party (NCP), a member of the Jamaat–e–Islami–led 11-party alliance, stated that the coalition is set to assume power, local media reported.NCP convener Nahid Islam, candidate of the 11-pa…
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…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has promised to hold the much-anticipated elections on February 12. The road ahead is not an easy one, as political alignments are changing rapidly, while the country is also dealing with a wave of violence. The National Citizens Party (NCP), which was formed by the students who led the protest to oust Sheikh Hasina, is currently in disarray.The NCP, during its formation, was completely aligned towards the Jamaat-e-…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Bangladesh’s February 12 general election appears all set to witness a direct contest with a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance poised against another grouping with the National Citizens Party (NCP) and Jamaat-e-Islami at the helm. The Awami League (AL) is barred from contesting the election after the interim government imposed a ban on all its political activities following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This marks the first time since…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The forced ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh government last year created conditions that allowed radical, fundamentalist and Islamist forces to rear their heads, pushing the nation towards instability and chaos.Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), a radical outfit, has since worked aggressively towards its political resurgence, attempting to project itself as a moderate and inclusive party while rebranding its image through “anti-fascist” rhetoric. However, Jamaat…