Washington, March 20 (IANS) Several indigenous Catholic and tribal leaders in central Bangladesh have warned the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government that failure to withdraw a disputed forest development project could trigger a stronger protest movement. The Garo and Koch Indigenous peoples claim that the Madhupur forest project in Tangail district, which includes plans to build an artificial lake and an eco-park, is being used to evict them from ancestral lands they have inhabited for…
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Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman said that his party is set to secure a “historic victory” in the country’s national parliament election, local media reported Friday.In a separate statement, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi extended greetings and congratulations to the people of the country, hailing the party’s victory in securing a majority of seats in the election, Xinhua news agency reported.According to local media rep…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Serious allegations of rigging, use of money to influence voters and violent incidents emerged across several parts of Bangladesh on Thursday as the country held its 13th parliamentary elections, local media reported. Amid rising electoral misconduct, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Zainal Abedin, was detained and fined for distributing cash during voting in Ranashal village of Gorai Union of Mirzapur Upazila in Tangail District.The mobile court magistrate and upazila Assistant Co…