At least nine vehicles, including two government staff buses and a BRTC double-decker bus, were set on fire in separate places of the capital on Thursday.
Tag: politics
By-polls to Dhaka-18, Sirajganj marred by ‘fraud’: BNP
BNP on Thursday alleged that voters could not cast votes in the by-polls to Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 as ruling party men captured most polling stations and resorted to various irregularities.
Trump’s America First diplomacy Faces Unceremonious Burial
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 2020 (IPS) – The ouster of Donald Trump from the US presidency last week may well be the dawn of a new era for multilateralism – and perhaps for a besieged United Nations—…
Dhaka-18, Sirajganj-1 by-elections Thursday
By-elections to two parliamentary constituencies — Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj- will be held on Thursday with participation of two major parties Awami League and BNP.
Fakhrul showers praises on Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday appreciated US leaders Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and said he has become their fan after hearing their victory speeches.
Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition
The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team and Attorney General William Barr authorising the Justice Department to probe unsubstantiated allegations of voter…
How Did Trump Get this Far?
By Joaquín Roy MIAMI, Nov 10 2020 (IPS) – To believe that Biden’s triumph is the end of the drama that has unfolded since January 2016 is an example of a mirage with fatal consequences. Pretending that those more than…
Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden
AP?UNB, Nov 09 – Spare a thought for the people who’ll be managing Joe Biden’s presidential appointment diary. Four years of inward-looking “America First” leadership by outgoing President Donald Trump have generated pent-up global demand for a more engaged and…
A Defiant Trump Golfs as Media Declare His Defeat
STERLING, VIRGINIA – U.S. President Donald Trump was on a golf outing at his private country club in northern Virginia when U.S. media organizations projected his reelection defeat.
Mujib Borsho Special session of parliament begins
Dhaka, Nov 08 – The 10th session of the 11th Parliament, also a special session marking the Mujib Borsho, began at 6:00pm on Sunday with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
হিন্দু বৌদ্ধ খ্রিস্টান ঐক্য পরিষদের কর্মকান্ডের প্রতিবাদ
বাংলাদেশ হিন্দু বৌদ্ধ খ্রিস্টান ঐক্য পরিষদের উস্কানীমূলক কর্মকান্ডের তীব্র নিন্দা ও প্রতিবাদ জানিয়ে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, এরা দেশে সাম্প্রদায়িক উস্কানি দিয়ে দেশকে অনিশ্চয়তা দিকে নিয়ে দেশকে একটি ব্যর্থ ও অকার্যকর…
PM sees ties with US reaching new heights in coming days
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, saying she foresees the bilateral relationship reaching higher heights in the coming days.
Govt to pay heavy price for ‘repressing’ minorities: BNP
BNP vice chairman Netai Roy Chowdhury on Sunday warned that the government will have to pay a heavy price for the growing communal attacks and repression on minorities.
Delicate transition for Biden
By John Foley Americans chose Joe Biden as their 46th president. That should usher in a more predictable period for policymaking, and decisive action on containing Covid-19. But he faces three major challenges: voters’ effective rejection of his party’s punchier…
Biden defeats Trump for White House, says ‘time to heal’
Washington, AP/UNB, Nov 07 – Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to be a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a nation gripped…
Myanmar election questioned as 1 mln people disenfranchised
“The democratic world viewed Myanmar’s 2015 election as a milestone in the country’s transition to democracy. But this year’s election reveals just how far from the promise of democracy the country has fallen.
Form commission to unmask masterminds of ’75 plus cruelties
Dhaka, Nov 07 – Speakers at a webinar in the capital have demanded that a Justice Commission be formed to unmask those who rose to power after the assassination of Bangabandhu in 1975 and misguided the nation and prolonged their…
Kamala Harris makes history
AP/UNB, Nov 07 – Kamala Harris made history on Saturday as the first woman to become vice president of the United States. And she didn’t stop there. Harris is also the first Black person as well as the first South…
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
AP/UNB, Nov 07 – Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social…
‘BNP’s politics on life support now’
BNP’s politics is on life support now as the party is facing an existential crisis after failing in the national election.
“2nd liberation came thru 1975 civil-military uprising”: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday claimed that “Bangladesh became independent for the second time through the ‘civil-military uprising in 1975”.
Why Zimbabwe Women runners Want to Change Pol. Playing Field
By Ignatius Banda BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Nov 6 2020 (IPS) – “I have long given up on active politics,” Gertrude Sidambe, a 36-year-old member of one of Zimbabwe’s opposition parties, tells IPS.
The Problem Is Not Trump
By Joaquín Roy MIAMI, Nov 7 2020 (IPS) – The election tie, whatever the end result, that has been revealed is not a temporary phenomenon. The protagonist of Trump’s resistance is not the tenant of the White House of the…
After Historic Turnout, Counts to Show Will of People: HRW
US: Electoral Process Needs Time New York – The United States electoral process needs time to tabulate the vote in the November 3, 2020 general election, Human Rights Watch said today. News organizations and social media companies should be vigilant…
Biden eases ahead in Georgia; Trump attacks election process
AP/UNB, Nov 06 – Democrat Joe Biden narrowly overtook President Donald Trump in the vote count in Georgia early Friday and was steadily gaining ground in Pennsylvania, with the presidency hinging on the outcome of tight contests in key battleground…
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power to undermine confidence in this week’s election against Joe Biden, as the Democrat gained ground in tight contests in some key battleground states.
AL govt ‘deadlier’ than Covid: Gayeshwar
Stating that the current government is deadlier than Coronavirus, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said it is now on “life support” like the health sector of the country.
Suu Kyi’s party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls
Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago.
BNP to observe ‘National Solidarity Day’ on Nov 7
BNP will observe what it says the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ on Saturday (Nov 7), marking the ‘civil-military uprising’ in 1975.
Georgia judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit
AP/UNB, Nov 06 – A judge in Georgia has dismissed a lawsuit by the state Republican Party and President Donald Trump’s campaign that asked him to ensure a coastal county was following state laws on processing absentee ballots.