New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Among the newly elected lawmakers in the Bangladesh Parliament, those associated with businesses comprise the highest number, while in age, the total average works out to around 59 years, according to separate reports in Bangladeshi media on Monday.”Businesspersons will make up more than half of the new parliament, according to affidavits filed with the Election Commission during the election,” The Daily Star reported.Altogether, 178 lawmakers declared “business” as thei…
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Dhaka, Feb 9 (IANS) Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced serious concerns after 21 employees of an online news portal ‘Bangladesh Times’ were allegedly picked up by army personnel and taken to an army camp. TIB has termed the action as unacceptable and an attempt to create fear among journalists, local media reported. During a speech at an event, TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman condemned the army’s action and stressed that the incident at the office of media outlet set a…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The rising concern in Bangladesh over the trend of using religion in politics, especially during elections, was recently voiced in an article published in one of the country’s online Bengali news portal. The article on Banglanews24 website cited a study by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), which highlighted the rise of religious politics.”The reason for this is the absence of a democratic political environment in the country for a long time, the impact of …