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What lies ahead for Bangladesh?

Sudha Ramachandran

[caption id="attachment_29806" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sudha Ramachandran[/caption] Bangladesh is due to vote in general elections in January 2024. Opposition parties are threatening to boycott the election if the Awami League government does not meet their demand for elections under a caretaker government. The opposition’s protest rallies have been peaceful so far, but this could change in the coming weeks and months, especially if the sta...

Obama’s support to Yunus complicates Bangladesh politics

On July 23, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld a lower court decision that said Mohammed Yunus must pay taxes on $7 million of donations he made between 2011 and 2014 to three trusts — Professor Muhammad Yunus Trust, the Yunus Family Trust and the Yunus Centre. The apex court ruled that these donations are not exempted under any existing laws. Yunus has been asked to pay a hefty $1.4 million in taxes. On August 17, former US President Barack Obama wrote a letter to Yunus, extending the support on behalf of millions of people whose potential he invested in. ...

Massive anti government protests in Bangladesh 

Shahariar Islam Sovon Thousands of protesters from various political parties took to the streets in several districts, major cities, and capital to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation including a free, fair, and credible national election, ensure freedom of speech, ensure proper power supply, reduction of fuel and essential commodity prices and an end to the crackdown on journalists. The rallies staged by different political wings including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) protest against the rising living cost, surging essential commodity prices, fuel prices, economic crisis, power shortage, attack on journalists issue and depreciating national currency. The BNP Secretary General claims that Hasina's government has been accused with financi...

A government for all in the polls-time

According to Article 48 (1) of the Constitution, His Excellency the President is elected by the members of the National Assembly. Under the same provision, members of the parliament shall elect eleven persons in the capacity of a full minister as the members of a government responsible for holding the national elections.

----- A. R. Farrukh Ahamed

What would have happened if the result of the 1970 election were conceded by the then West Pakistan government? In fact, the logical ...

Chhatra Maitri forms new committee

Bangladesh Chhatra Moitri, a left leaning student body, has formed a 51-member new central committee with President Atulan Das Alo and General Secretary Aditi Adrita Srishti. Besides, Imran Nur Nirab was elected as Organizing Secretary. at the end of two-day long 21st National Council of Chhatra Maitri which ended on Tuesday. Eminent cultural personality and dramatist Mamunur Rashid inaugurated the council. After that, the main discussion session of the council was held in the TSC Auditorium. Workers Party General Secretary Fazle Hossai...