Thirty-four members of the outgoing cabinet, including 23 ministers like Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Matia Chowdhury, Rashed Khan Menon and Hasanul Haq Inu, have been dropped from the upcoming cabinet.
Category: Governance
Convince govt to hold reelection, Oikya Front urges envoys
Jatiya Oikyafront leaders on Sunday urged the foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka to convince the government to hold another election in a free and fair manner to resolve the crisis over the national election.
Cabinet of 24 new faces – 22 junior ministers: oath Monday
A 47-member cabinet, led by Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, will be constituted on Monday, said Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam on Sunday.
Bd ruling coalition partner Ershad may take oath Sunday
Jaitya party chairman HM Ershad is likely to take oath as an MP of the 11th parliament on Sunday.
AL leader injured in Keraniganj knife attack
A local leader of Awami League was seriously injured in a knife attack at Ghatarchar in Dakshin Keraniganj on Saturday afternoon.
Quader criticises BNP for complaining to foreigners
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP has nothing other than complaining to foreigners after its failure in both the election and its movement.
‘You aren’t alone’, BNP tells Noakhali rape victim, family
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday assured Subarnachar gang-rape victim that their party and Jatiya Oikyafront will always remain beside her.
AL must take responsibility for Noakhali rape: CPB
Awami League has to take responsibility for the rape of a woman in Noakhali’s Subarnachar Upazila, leaders of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Women Cell demanded on Saturday.
Gano Forum MPs may join Parliament: Dr Kamal
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said their party is thinking positively for sending its two newly elected MPs to the 11th Parliament.
Communist Party of China congratulates AL on polls victory
Dhaka, Jan 5 – The Communist Party of China (CPC) has congratulated the Awami League Central Working Committee on its victory in the 11th parliamentary election.
Personal data hack of 100s of German politicians, celebs
Twitter suspended on Friday an account that posted links to sensitive personal data and documents stolen by hackers from hundreds of German public figures and politicians — from every political party but the far-right Alternative for Germany.
Human trafficking – Hidden in plain sight
The media globally tends to have a bias to negative, sensational and headline grabbing stories and events and this certainly applies to reporting related to human trafficking in the third world. With the abundance of stories around sweat shops, massage…
Bd polls: Try perpetrators of ‘violence, intimidation’ – UN
Violence and alleged human rights violations in Bangladesh “before, during and after” 30 December elections have prompted the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) to call on Friday for those responsible to be held to account.
Rakhine Buddhist rebels kill 13 in on Myanmar police posts
By Thu Thu Aung and Shoon Naing Yangon (Reuters) – Buddhist Rakhine insurgents killed 13 policemen and injured nine in attacks on four police posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Friday as the country marked Independence Day, the official news…
Noakhali gang-rape a shame for the nation: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Expressing deep concern over the gang-rape of a woman in Subarnachar Upazila of Noakhali, Jatiya Oikya Front chief and Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said it has belittled all as a nation.
BNP candidate Apu arrested in hospital for Tk 80mn recovery
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested Mia Nuruddin Apu, BNP’s candidate for Shariatpur-3 constituency in Sunday’s election, in a hospital in the city on Friday afternoon over the recovery of Tk 8 crore from Motijheel.
2 more held over gang rape of Noakhali woman
Two more people were arrested from Chattogram on Friday over the gang rape of a woman at Charjubli of Subarnachar upazila after the general election.
72 BNP-Jamaat men sued for attacking AL men in Jessore
A case has been filed against 72 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in connection with the attack on some Awami League activists at a polling center in Chougaccha upazila in Jashore district on the election day.
BNP informs US envoy about ‘election irregularities’
A three-member BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Friday met US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller and discussed various issues relating to 11th national election held on Sunday.
HRW calls for independent probe of Bangladesh election
‘An independent and impartial commission should investigate the serious allegations of abuses in the Bangladesh elections, Human Rights Watch said [Thursday]. The allegations include attacks on opposition party members, voter intimidation, vote rigging, and partisan behaviour by election officials in…
Barrister Mainul granted bail in Digital Case
Dhaka, Jan 03 – The Cyber Tribunal of Dhaka, yesterday (Thursday) granted bail to the former Caretaker Government Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein after his lawyer submitted the certified copy of the High Court Division in the case filed against him…
Undo result, hold fresh polls under neutral govt: Left Front
Dhaka, Jan 03 – The Left Democratic Front on Thursday demanded holding of a fresh national election under a neutral government.
Khulna journo held for polls report gets bail until Jan 14
A court here on Thursday granted bail until January 14 to Hedait Hossain Mollah, Khulna correspondent of Dhaka Tribune and online portal Bangla Tribune, in a case filed under the Digital Security Act for running a report on the election…
CPJ for instant release Khulna journo held for polls report
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Bangladeshi authorities to immediately release Hedait Hossain Molla, a reporter who was arrested in Khulna over his election coverage.
Saudi Arabia says 5 face death penalty in Khashoggi killing
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen members of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s entourage implicated in the writer’s…
Khaleda declines comment on national election
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday declined to comment on the latest national election.“No comment,” is what she said when reporters asked her about the December 30 polls after the Niko corruption case hearing.
Army successful in gaining public confidence: Gen Aziz
Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed on Thursday said the army has been successful in gaining the confidence of people by properly performing their duties during the parliamentary elections.
Dec 30 polls ‘a cruel mockery’ with nation: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Jan 03 – Jatiya Oikya Front leaders, who have been elected Member of Parliament (MP) in the just concluded general elections, won’t take the oath and not join the 11th parliament, said Oikya Front spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Oikya Front candidates plan memo to EC, cases with tribunal
Dhaka, Jan 3 -All the Jatiya Oikya Front candidates who contested the 11th parliamentary election with ‘Sheaf of Paddy’ symbol will file cases with the election tribunal in their respective seats with the allegations of vote fraud.
Reflections on 2018, Forecasting 2019
By Robert J. Burrowes In many ways it is painful to reflect on the year 2018; a year of vital opportunities lost when so much is at stake. Whether politically, militarily, socially, economically, financially or ecologically, humanity took some giant…