US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday on a two-day visit. On the second day of his visit, Lu will hold a bilateral meeting with Foreign Secretary Masoud bin Momen. Later, he will pay a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Hassan […]
A journalist tried to find out about the current status of visa restrictions, as national elections in Bangladesh do not reflect the will of the people. In response, Vedant Patel said, “I have no updates or changes to give when it comes to policy. My understanding is that these policies don’t end just because the […]
America condemns violence
BNP has been in anti-government agitation for more than a year, starting from July last year. It has been challenging for the BNP to run a street movement for so long, while innumerable party leaders and workers from the center to the grassroots level are facing all kinds of issues. The top leadership of the […]
And opposition politicians belonging to different political parties have, in fact, all the time, been complaining to foreign missions in the country or on tour about the ‘misdeeds’ of the present government and have said that elections under it will not be fair and free. If foreigners are asked to fix things. This would certainly […]
A central leader of the Awami League, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Prothom Alo that top party leaders are saying not to worry about the US visa policy or sanctions, so why is ‘some understanding behind the scenes’ so important. Has occurred? Another central leader believes that the activities of the western circle have […]
There are huge ‘costs’ involved in the way the government wants to conduct elections. It is not just Tk 1,500 crore for the Election Commission or Tk 381 crore for DC and UNO cars. If BNP cannot be brought to the polls then they will try their best to thwart it. And the government will […]
Referring to the Prime Minister’s remarks, Mirza Fakhrul said, “The Prime Minister clearly said yesterday, no matter what people say, she will get what she wants. She does not care what the US, EU, political parties say.” Are.” , She will get whatever she wants. They will have to come to power. They have once […]
He said, “We would like to say that politically your (Prime Minister) time is over. Please step down with dignity. Otherwise, people will oust you from power,” he said. Referring to the PM’s comment on why Western countries are worried about Bangladesh’s elections, Fakhrul said the US and European countries are talking about credible elections […]
One of the regular tasks of human rights organizations is to collect information on all forms of repression, torture, harassment and rights violations, with special attention to journalism, one of the most risky professions. Their records show that in the nine months from January to September this year, 1 journalist has been murdered and 216 […]
Apparently, it seems that the ruling class has not come to its senses even after the EU’s decision not to send election monitoring team and the implementation of the US visa policy. To all appearances, at least, they maintain that these decisions from foreign circles make no difference to them, although their uneasiness is quite […]
Obaidul Quader said this while speaking as the chief guest at the “Peace and Development Rally” at Aminbazar Truck Terminal in Savar on the outskirts of the capital city in the afternoon. Dhaka District Awami League organized the rally which was attended by leaders and workers of seven upazilas including Dhamrai, Sawar, Dohar, Nababganj and […]
He further said, “Every year approximately 100,000 Bangladeshi citizens apply for US visas. However, only 27,000 get it. This means that the US already has a kind of visa policy for Bangladeshis. Now, they (US) want to use this visa policy as a weapon. “We need to protect ourselves from the grid or any kind […]
‘America does not want to influence elections in Bangladesh’
Shriradha Dutta said that politicians are creating scope for interference by foreign countries. He said that India feels insecure if any other party comes to power in Bangladesh instead of Awami League. He said that India wants to see free and fair elections in Bangladesh and India does not support US visa restrictions. Shriradha said […]