New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In Bangladesh, several rights groups and media reports have highlighted the dearth of women candidates in the general election, despite the founding fathers and current leaders having pledged to make politics equally accessible to men and women. In the run-up to the 13th national election, too, reports had flagged “systemic design and failure” as the main reasons. This year, a total of 51 political parties took part in Thursday’s election, where there are 1,981 can…
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Guwahati, Feb 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will announce its list of candidates for the upcoming Assam elections after February 25, with a strong emphasis on youth leaders and women candidates, state BJP president Dilip Saikia said on Thursday.Addressing reporters here, Saikia said the party’s candidate selection process is in its final stages and that extensive consultations are being held at multiple levels of the organisation.He indicated that the BJP is keen to provide greater …
United Nations, Feb 12 (IANS) As Bangladesh goes to the polls, the world organisation has expressed concern over the reports of violence against and harassment of women candidates and voters, especially those emanating digitally, and called for a “zero-tolerance approach”. A statement from the resident coordinator’s office in Dhaka on Wednesday (local time) said, “The United Nations underscores that safe, inclusive and meaningful participation in public life is a fundamental right.” “Women in pu…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 10 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and Alappuzha MP K.C. Venugopal has drawn attention to the growing anguish of qualified women candidates awaiting appointment as college teachers in Kerala, sharing a video of his interaction with them on social media.The post on Tuesday has sparked renewed discussion on delays in appointments despite the existence of vacancies.In the video, Venugopal is seen listening to the grievances of women candidates who have secured to…
Dhaka, Jan 17 (IANS) As Bangladesh gets ready to hold General Elections next month, attacks on women, girls, and religious minorities continue to rise, exposing the failure of the interim government headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to protect basic fundamental human rights of the country’s citizens. Citing police data, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) highlighted that gender-based violence has increased between January and June 2025, in comparison to the same timeframe in 2024.”Dr. …
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) In a major move ahead of the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, on Tuesday released its third and final list of candidates. This latest announcement features 30 candidates, bringing the party’s total count to 94 for the upcoming civic polls, which is four more than the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena of 90 seats. Incidentally, NCP, which could not find a place in the BJP …