The political tide has turned in the UK – and civil society will be hoping for an end to government hostility. The 4 July general election ended 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservative party. The centre-left Labour party has returned to power, winning 411 out of 650 parliamentary seats. Behind
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Bangladesh has changed a lot under AL govt: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that her Awami League party's stay in power for three consecutive terms has helped Bangladesh change a lot and develop towards prosperity. "We have to advance more as a developing country and become a developed one," she said. "I have formulated that plan.
UN needs a sea change in its handling of sexual exploitation & abuse
BNP must join polls to see change in power: Quader
No scope to change government without election: Quader
Drawing attention of the BNP leaders, Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said there is no scope of changing government without holding elections. “People’s mandate and holding elections are the only way to change any particular regime of the government,” he said, addressing
Climate change wipes out $525b in two decades
A V20-commissioned report launched on Wednesday alongside the UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, shows how climate change has already eliminated one fifth of the wealth of these countries, or US$ 525 billion, over the last two decades. The V20 Group of finance ministers from climate vulnerable economies including Bangladesh called