Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday alleged that the government’s inaction over the apex court’s stay order on the mayoral by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has exposed that it has a role in ‘foiling’ the scheduled election.…
Dhaka, Jan 18 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said that 80 percent people will vote for their party if the next election is held in a fair and credible manner.
Approval for US falls to 30% from 48% under Obama In just under half of the world’s countries – 65 out of 134 – US standing collapsed, by 10 percentage points or more. Global confidence in US leadership has fallen…
By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 18 (IPS) – The continued erratic and outrageous comments by President Donald Trump – and his attempts to undermine the United Nations – are threatening to cause irreparable damage to the world body.
Dhaka, 18 Jan – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s lawyers on Wednesday argued that the prosecution’s documents and facts on Zia Orphanage Trust graft case were based on “forgery” and has no substance.
Dhaka, 18 Jan – A group students of seven colleges under the University of Dhaka staged a protest by blocking streets at Nilkhet for three hours on Thursday to press for the announcement of exam results immediately.
Dhaka, 18 Jan -“Nobody is above law. Action will be taken according to law for those who have been involved in the clash in Narayanganj and have taken law in their hands”, said home minister Asaduzzaman Khan. He came up…
Populists abhor restraints on the political executive. Since they claim to represent “the people” writ large, they regard limits on their exercise of power as necessarily undermining the popular will. Such constraints can only serve the “enemies of the people”…
by Joseph Stiglitz How did globalization create such discontent in developed and developing countries alike? Nobel laureate and INET grantee Joseph Stiglitz explains. Stiglitz says that a corporate-driven policy agenda and the distorted economic views bolstering them have deepened inequality…
Dhaka, Jan 17 – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday said the by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post was stayed with the government’s indication.
Dhaka, Jan 18 – Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has no role regarding the court’s stay order on the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-polls.
An extra £44.5m is to be spent beefing up Channel border security, the UK government is to say later. It will be spent on fencing, CCTV and infrared detection technology in Calais and other border points. It comes as French…
By Junaid Ahmad As we enter the new year, and have experienced one year of Donald Trump as President of the United States, it seems like the world should have no reason to be shocked anymore at Trump’s outbursts, particularly…
The central committee of ruling Awami League on Wednesday summoned lawmaker Shamim Osman and Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy over Tuesday’s clash in Narayanganj that injured 50 people.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her scathing attack on those who always wait for an unconstitutional government in the country to gain their personal benefits. “There are people of another class in our country, who are the problem.…
Dhaka, Jan 17 – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the Dhaka University (DU) authorities to take steps within six months to hold Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) polls.
Dhaka, Jan 17 – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday stayed for three months the by-polls to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral post and elections to the councilor posts in 36 new wards.
By Michael J. Abramowitz, President Democracy faced its most serious crisis in decades in 2017 as its basic tenets—including guarantees of free and fair elections, the rights of minorities, freedom of the press, and the rule of law—came under attack…
by Gerald Holtham There is currently a big debate about productivity growth. Is it as slow as it has been measured or have changes in the economy led to growing measurement errors? If slow growth is real, what causes it?
By Thalif Deen New York, Jan 16 (IPS) – When the United States abruptly cuts off military supplies to its allies for political or other reasons, the reaction has been predictable: it drive these countries into the arms of the…
Dhaka, 16 Jan – The High Court on Tuesday fixed Wednesday to hear two separate writ petitions filed seeking stay on the process for holding election to the mayoral post for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on February 26. After…
Dhaka, 17 Jan – The lawyers of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday placed arguments in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case and sought acquittal stating the the BNP leader’s involvement was not proved.
Continued expansion of import spending has led to expansion of the trade deficit of Bangladesh in the first five months of the current fiscal year to $7.6 billion.
Dhaka, 15 Jan – Tabith Awal is BNP’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation. Tabith has said that his selection as party candidate was the victory of youths of the country.
Dhaka, 15 Jan – A two-member bench of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday passed a split judgment on a writ petition that challenged legality of Article 70 of the constitution, regarding cancellation of membership of a…
Dhaka, 15 Jan – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday fixed February 27 to record the depositions of the witnesses in sedition case filed against BNP’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and thee others for telecasting a…
Dhaka, 15 Jan – The Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka yesterday asked BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 other accused to appear before it on February 4 in the Niko graft case.
Mymensingh, 15 Jan – A 15-member executive committee of Bangladesh Agricultural University Journalists’ Association (BAUJA) was formed on Monday for the year 2018.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A K M Nurul Huda on Monday said that the process for holding the 11th parliamentary election will start in October this year. “All the political parties will participate in the upcoming national polls,” hoped the…
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 14 January — The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), has today launched the Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation, with the support of the governments of Germany, Norway and the United Arab Emirates. The Commission…