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US calls for probing ‘irregularities’ in city polls

US under secretary for political affairs Wendy Sherman (L) raises Washington’s concern both at voting irregularities and the BNP’s boycott of polls during a briefing after the plenary session on Friday. Reiterating the calls for investigating ‘irregularities’ in the just-held city polls, Washington has called on Dhaka to make sure that the next election is highly improved. [caption id="attachment_15555" align="alignleft" width="300"]us minister US under secretary for political affairs Wendy Sherman (L) raises Washington’s concern both at voting i...

UN calls for probing electoral frauds

Aware of the rigging in Tuesdays’ city polls, the United Nations has urged ‘competent authorities’ in Bangladesh to investigate all allegations of rigging. The UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, also urged the country’s Ban ki Moonopposition to use the democratic institutions to express its concerns. “The secretary-general is aware of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s decision to boycott the Dhaka and Chittagong elections amid allegations of electoral fraud,” deputy spokesperson of the UN chief said during a briefing in New York on T...

USAID’s new programme in for RMG workers

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a three-year Worker Empowerment Programme in Bangladesh to support labor rights, union organizing, and women’s empowerment in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. The announcement coincided with the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Dhaka that killed over 1,100 rmg222workers and injured over 2,500, USAID said in a statement. “USAID’s Worker Empowerment Program demonstrates the United States’ vigilance in promoting fundamental labor rights, including w...

WB-funded projects plagued by corruption

The World Bank-financed several developing projects have allegedly been marred by graft, angering the bank that asked the government to return the funds by June this year. wbDue to unfair tendering and procurement processes, some projects ended up in the hands of unqualified companies which failed to execute them at the required level, officials said. The largest multilateral lending agency recently wrote to the Economic Relations Division (ERD) about the projects afflicted by corruption as procurement and bidding processes were not followed in accordan...

EU calls for credible city elections

The European Union has insisted that Bangladesh’s all actors “must refrain from any actions that could spark further violence” in the run up to city polls on 28 April. “We look to political leaders to create favourable conditions for peaceful, inclusive, eutransparent and credible elections to take place,” the EU spokesperson said in a statement issued in Brussels on Friday. A number of international actors including the United Nations and the United States issued similar statements underlining the importance of peaceful voting in Dhaka and Chittagong. Withou...

UN chief for credible city polls

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said transparent, inclusive, and credible city elections are possible in a secure and safe environment for campaigning in Bangladesh. Ban ki Moon“The secretary general reiterates his appeal for transparent, inclusive, and credible elections, which are only possible in a secure and safe environment for campaigning,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for Ban Ki-moon, said yesterday. Asked about the reported attacks on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, the spokesman said “UN is aware that th...
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