A head of state who presided over an authoritarian regime in Southeast Asia, was once asked about rigged elections in his country. “I promised I will give you the right to vote” he said, “but I didn’t say anything about counting those votes.” That infamous quote, perhaps uttered half-jokingly, was rightly described
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Smart Bangladesh: Quader reveals AL’s slogan for next polls
Ruling Awami League's slogan ahead of thenext election will reflect the country's development journey under it and portend the next stage in its evolution, according to the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader. "We have accomplished the aim of Digital Bangladesh. We have four-lane highway, six-lane highway, metro rail, Karnaphuli Tunnel,
Next elections will be free and fair: Quader
Jailing BNP leaders is a ploy to cross election hurdle: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged the government is plotting to cross the hurdles of the next election easily by promptly jailing senior leaders of their party in 'false' cases and making them unfit for polls like its Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Speaking at a huge public
Those against caretaker govt are public enemies: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam on Saturday said the government's "threats" will not work this time as countrymen will not return home "until their voting rights are restored". Speaking at the divisional rally in Sylhet, he also said election must be held under a non-partisan caretaker government and warned
No more election game will be allowed: Fakhrul
No more mega projects before polls: Quader
Hasina must step down, dissolve parliament: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their stance is clear that no election will be held under Sheikh Hasina government and she has to resign and dissolve parliament before polls."She has to hand over power to a caretaker government. That neutral government will hold a free
Sheikh Hasina must come back to save Bangladesh: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said that Sheikh Hasina must return to power to save Bangladesh. "If Sheikh Hasina loses, Bangladesh will lose," Quader told a discussion meeting organised by Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Inu) on the premises of the central Shaheed Minar. "We cannot be defeated by the
India’s Congress gets first non-Gandhi president in 24 yrs
India's main opposition Congress party on Wednesday elected 80-year-old Mallikarjun Kharge as its first non-Gandhi president in over 24 years. Kharge, considered close to the Gandhi family, defeated a relatively young Shashi Tharoor, a former UN diplomat, by a huge margin. "Of the over 9,000 votes cast in the party's internal election