Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League expressed grave concern over a sharp rise in criminal cases, arrests, intimidation and physical attacks against journalists across the country since the political transition on August 5, 2024, citing reports by domestic and international watchdogs.The party highlighted warnings from media groups that the trend risks eroding press freedom at a critical political juncture in Bangladesh.“When Bangladesh underwent political transition on 5 August 20…
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Dhaka, Feb 22 (IANS) As the Tarique Rahman led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) assumed power in Bangladesh following its decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary elections, business leaders account for 70 per cent of the newly formed cabinet, with 35 out of 50 ministers and state ministers listing business as their profession, local media reported citing affidavits submitted to the Election Commission (EC).An analysis of the affidavits submitted by the Prime Minister, ministers, and state m…
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…
Dhaka, Feb 16 (IANS) At least 236 of the newly elected MPs in Bangladesh’s 13th Parliamentary election are millionaires, while nearly half are set to enter Parliament carrying significant debt, local media reported on Monday, citing the anti-graft watchdog — Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).Addressing a press conference in Dhaka on Monday, TIB researcher Mohammad Touhidul Islam unveiled a study titled ‘Thirteenth National Parliament Election Process and Affidavit-Based Observation’, …
Dhaka, Feb 9 (IANS) As Bangladesh readies to hold national election on February 12, minorities in the South Asian nation feel the insecurity more profoundly, a report has highlighted. Quoting Bruce Allen of the Forgotten Missionaries International (FMI), a report in Mission Network News stated: “The social climate in Bangladesh has been one of uncertainty. FMI partners tell Allen that under the current caretaker government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, there’s an indifference to …
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, Feb 4 (IANS) Two days after an anti-graft body raised concerns over political violence and attacks on minorities, a human rights organisation has flagged the rising political and mob violence ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 general election, according to media reports. It pointed at the increase in mob violence and lynching, terming these as “extremely alarming”, reported Bangladesh’s The Daily Star on Wednesday, quoting Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).Data collected fro…
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) As the law and order situation continues to deteriorate in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, the anti-graft watchdog–Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)– on Monday warned that failure to curb mob violence could impact the February 12 national election in the country, local media reported.TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman made the remarks during a programme at the TIB office in Dhaka.“If mob violence is not properly addressed, it will…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed more than 50 attacks on minority communities in recent times in addition to election-related violence, harassment, and killings of political leaders, activists and potential candidates, said media reports on Monday quoting a study.At least 15 political leaders and activists have been killed across the country in the last 36 days following the announcement of the schedule for the upcoming 13th national election, according to a study by Transparency…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The knives are out with barely two weeks left for the Bangladesh general election, where the players themselves call out administrative faults. Political tensions, religious intolerance, economic anxieties, and a widening civic squeeze have converged into a chorus of alarm from political leaders, observers, the media, and civil society voices across Bangladesh. A Dhaka Tribune editorial on Thursday expressed concerns about “the warning signs of a shrinking media freedom …