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Australia, Japan push for ensuring voting right Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that the recently-concluded parliamentary election in Bangladesh was characterised by polarisation and low participation and urged the political parties to continue meaningful dialogue to address the expectations of the people for an inclusive process. He also expressed his regret for the failure of ... Read more

Issuing a strong note of warning against the opposition leader, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked Khaleda Zia to stop post-polls violence and oppression on the minorities and the people who cast their votes on Sunday by the BNP-Jamaat-Shibir men, otherwise she would face the music, reports UNB. “You didn’t take part in the election, ... Read more

The Supreme Court has drawn much attention at home and abroad over the past five years for its proactive role in ensuring justice through disposal of some important cases. After the AL-led Grand Alliance government took office, steps were taken to dispose a number of significant cases, including the Bangabandhu murder case,

In response to the disappointment expressed by different influential countries and organisations over the 10th parliamentary election, the foreign ministry has decided to engage them in dialogues soon to explain the necessity of holding the polls. “We are going to extensively engage the countries, which are issuing statements on the 10th parliamentary election,

Hartal, blockad leave them without work Chobi Begum, 38, who works as a day labourer, was squatting disconsolately on the roadside at Mirpur-1 for hours, trying to cover herself as much as she could to fend off the morning chill while peering through the dense fog. She was hoping to see a familiar face, that ... Read more

Jatiya Party presidium member Mashiur Rahman Ranga said that party chairman HM Ershad will join the next parliament. “We took part in the 10th parliamentary election as per the directive of the JP chief. He wanted that we contest the January 5 election despite withdrawal of candidates. Our chairman will join Parliament,” Ranga told reporters after ... Read more

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Tuesday said a total of 531 educational institutions have been damaged during election violence across the country. Of the damaged institutions, 419 are primary schools, while 82 are high schools, 21 madrasas and nine are colleges, the minister informed reporters while

A veil of fog all but obliterated the sun from the country’s skies on Tuesday. Poor visibility, continuing from Monday, played havoc with the transport system for the second day in succession, disrupting road traffic and ferry services for hours on the vast expanse of the Padma. Sources in the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority ... Read more

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Advocate AJ Mohammad Ali has criticised the government for arresting Bar Council Vice-president Advocate Khandkar Mahbub Hossain and demanded his immediate release. The SCBA president made the statements yesterday at a press briefing at the South Hall of the Supreme Court Bar building. The briefing was held

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister to cancel the 10th Parliament elections and sit across the table to negotiate the next general polls. “All, except one country in the globe observed that the January 5 election was not held in a proper manner. Being provoked ... Read more

A man and his elderly mother were murdered at their home in Uttar Dehegati Christian Para under Dehergati union of Barisal. Police recovered the bodies of Sushil Mridha, 44, and his mother Monika Mridha, 65, from their residence in Degerhati at around 10:30am yesterday. Shah Alam, the Babuganj police station in charge, said the bodies were ... Read more

Meditation may help ease anxiety and depression in certain patients, and in some cases the practice may be as effective as taking anti-depressant medications, said a study. However, a review of scientific literature on mindfulness meditation published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the effects of

PM says talks with BNP possible if it discards Jamaat The first priority of the newly elected government would be to protect the lives of people and the properties of citizens as well as of the state at any cost, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose party, the Awami League, registered a landslide victory on ... Read more

Jan 5 poll was constitutional requirement: India Expressing disappointment over Sunday’s violence-marred and low-turnout 10th parliamentary election, the United States, Canada, UK and the Commonwealth yesterday called for immediate dialogues between major political parties to hold a ‘fresh credible election’. The countries and the Commonwealth, in separate statements, expressed their dismay and

Voting in postponed centres Jan 16 The 10th parliamentary polls were held on Sunday paving the way for forming a new government after January 24, in accordance with the constitution. The polls were held against the backdrop of the opposition alliance’s boycott and blockade programme, amidst a whirl of apprehensions,

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said the people have expressed their no-confidence in the government during the stage-managed 10th parliamentary poll held on January 5. She urged the government to arrange an inclusive and acceptable general poll immediately. “No inclusive and acceptable general election is possible without a non-party caretaker government (CG) and

At least seven people, including a father and his son, were killed and 20 others injured in post-election violence across the country, reports UNB. Five supporters of the Jatiya Party (JP) winning candidate from Dhaka-1 constituency Salma Islam were killed in a clash with supporters of

Condemning the violence in Bangladesh during the elections, India’s official spokesperson Syed Akbarudin said that the polls are a constitutional requirement and it is the people of that country who will decide their future. “Elections in Bangladesh on 5th January were a constitutional requirement. They are a part of the internal and constitutional process of

Rawshan Ershad, wife of HM Ershad and the Jatiya Party’s (JP’s) senior presidium member, is likely to be the Leader of the Opposition in the 10th Parliament. “The JP lawmakers will join the Parliament, led by Rawshan Ershad. They will play the role of a constructive Opposition, criticising the government

The Awami League-led Grand Alliance government has failed to free the country’s besieged rivers from encroachers and prevent pollution of water and air. There has not been proper management of waste during its five-year tenure. The government also failed to sign an agreement with India to share the Teesta waters. Failing as well to protect ... Read more