Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) Bangladesh’s fact-checking organisation Dismislab, through data analysis, has debunked a coordinated social media campaign alleging that “deep state” manipulation cost radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies dozens of seats through “election engineering”, a report said on Saturday. It added that the narratives, which surfaced on February 13 – the day after the vote – claimed that Jamaat candidates lost in 53 different constituencies by margins of …
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Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the next government in Bangladesh following a decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary election, the party’s chairman, Tarique Rahman on Saturday emphasised the need to maintain law and order “at any cost” and urged everyone to cooperate in building a safe and humane nation, the local media reported. Rahman, who is set to become the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh after his party secured an absolute majority i…
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the next government in Bangladesh following a decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary election, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami alleged that the results in some constituencies were rigged, local media reported.Addressing a press conference at the party office in Dhaka, Jamaat Chief Shafiqur Rahman claimed that since Friday night, residences of leaders and workers of the Jamaat-led 11-party electoral allian…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Reacting to the Bangladesh parliamentary election results, Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat said that he hopes security of minorities is handled effectively.Speaking to IANS, Bhagat said, “First of all, I extend my best wishes to them, and we hope that the government remains sensitive and lives up to the expectations of the people. Most importantly, we hope that the security of minorities and all related matters are handled effectively — that is our sincere wish.”BJP lea…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended warm congratulations to Tarique Rahman for leading his party, the BNP, to a decisive victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections. Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi wrote, “I convey my warm congratulations to Mr. Tarique Rahman on leading BNP to a decisive victory in the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. This victory shows the trust of the people of Bangladesh in your leadership.”He further said that …
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) A transnational campaign led by two Bangladeshi online activists based in the United States and France sparked violent attacks on major media houses and cultural institutions in Bangladesh recently, exposing the dangers of online incitement across borders. Journalists and observers warn that this marks one of the first instances where social media platforms from across borders were used to orchestrate mass violence in Bangladesh, raising concerns over platform accountability …
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 50 people, including several journalists, were injured after repeated clashes broke out between law enforcement personnel and Inqilab Mancha activists in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area, where police resorted to baton charges, tear gas shells and sound grenades to disperse protesters, local media reported on Saturday.This comes as the journalists have been under constant threat after the interim government took over in Bangladesh. The attacks on media professionals have been…
Dhaka, Feb 4 (IANS) Bangladesh’s prominent economist Anu Muhammad accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of indulging in “activities against national interest” by advancing plans to sign a long-term concession agreement with UAE-based port operator DP World to run the country’s New Mooring Container Terminal at Chattogram Port, local media reported.He alleged that the interim government lacks both authority and jurisdiction to enter into such agreements, yet is moving ahead hastily an…
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) For Bangladesh to develop as a democratic state, citizens must question whether a radical political party like Jamaat-e-Islami, with its regressive stance on women, has the right to remain registered and function within the country’s existing constitutional and legal framework, a report questioned on Tuesday. Until these fundamental questions are addressed, it added, entrusting such a party the responsibility of governing the state would be irresponsible. According to a rep…
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) Bangladesh, led for decades by two women –former Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and late Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) — stands in sharp contrast to the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami’s assertion that a woman cannot be a party chief or head of government – a stance widely seen as absurd and deeply regressive, a report said on Monday. Writing for Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily, Prothom Alo, Hasan Ferdous, an author a…