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ASEAN ministers ‘even more determined’ to solve Myanmar crisis

World

- Associated Press - October 27, 2022October 28, 2022

Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they were "even more determined" to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia on Thursday ahead of the ASEAN leaders' summit in November. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military coup in February last year, but despite its expressions of concern, efforts

BNP big obstacle to country’s security, democracy: Quader

- Times Report - October 18, 2022October 18, 2022

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Saturday said BNP is a big obstacle to the country's security, democracy and law and order. "The country's democracy and the legal system will not be safe in the hands of the BNP," Quader told reporters on the sidelines of a prayer ceremony in memory

Patrons of Aug 15 killers shouldn’t talk on democracy: PM

National

- Times Report - October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

Slamming BNP for obstructing the trial in the August 15 massacre, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said it's an irony for the nation that the patrons of the killers are now lecturing on democracy and human rights. "Today we are to hear the words of democracy, vote and human rights

Can EC become a game changer in elective democracy?

Article

- Saleem Samad - October 17, 2022October 18, 2022

In every election, the same screenplay of vote fraud and election irregularities has been produced by the ruling party. Whenever BNP, Jatiya Party or Awami League are in power till today, the election observers witnessed a similar style of forcibly taking control of polling centres by henchmen of ruling party political

Myanmar’s crisis since the coup in a nutshell

Article

- Jan Servaes - October 14, 2022October 15, 2022

The update on September 26, 2022, of the human rights situation in Myanmar to the UN Human Rights Council says it all: “The people of Myanmar have been caught in a rapid downward spiral, with growing suffering, fear, and insecurity. Urgent action is needed to reverse this catastrophic situation and

Israel’s democracy is in peril

Article

- Alon Ben-Meir, IPS - October 7, 2022October 8, 2022

By all accounts Israel is considered a democratic country, but a close look at its domestic political combustion sadly reveals that Israel’s democracy is in tatters and is tearing at the seams. This is due to the political leaders’ dismal failure to summon their collective resourcefulness and energy to respond

BNP renews call for Khaleda’s unconditional release

- Times Report - August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday renewed their party's demand for the unconditional release of Khaleda Zia for the sake of democracy. Speaking at a doa mahfil at BNP's Nayapaltan central office, he also said Khaleda Zia and democracy are inseparably linked. "She struggled to restore democracy throughout her

World knows country has no democracy: BNP

Politics

- Times Report - January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain alleged that the Awami League-led government has failed to suppress their acts of torture, disappearance, murder, extrajudicial killings and human rights violations. "The whole world now knows that there is no human rights, no democracy in this country," he said during a discussion Friday. The

Democratic progress continues under PM’s leadership: Quader

- Times Report - November 27, 2021November 27, 2021

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Saturday said the country is proceeding towards the trend of a chain-free democratic development under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. "Democracy is moving forward without any chains . . . Under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh