The January 7 voting did not meet some key international standards
Sheikh Hasina said that some people have raised questions as to how Awami League got such a large number of seats. He said, Awami League has received public support time and again because it has been proved that whenever the party takes power, it serves the people and changes their fortunes and destiny. He said, […]
The new members to be included in the cabinet are Mohammad Shahiduzzaman Sarkar of Nagaon-2, Mohammad Abdul Wadud of Rajshahi-5 and Mohammad Nazrul Islam Choudhary of Chattogram-14. Apart from this, four other MPs who are to be included in the cabinet are from seats reserved for women. They are – Rokeya Sultana, Begum Shamsun Naher, […]
The Cabinet Department has also made preliminary preparations in this regard. Following the 12th parliamentary elections on 7 January, the new cabinet was sworn in on 11 January. Since then there is talk that the cabinet will be expanded after the MPs are elected on women reserved seats. The ruling Awami League nominated 48 candidates […]
“People understand that the government is not at fault here,” he said. He said, people did not show any interest in their (BNP's) picnic party or meeting. Noting that prices of commodities are rising across the world due to the global crisis, he said Bangladesh is not alone in facing this problem. “But our people […]
The AL general secretary said the Dhaka-Chattogram highway will be upgraded to 6-lane and there will be two service lanes. The government is thinking of building an elevated expressway along the highway. Speaking about the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections, the ruling party leader reiterated that the party will not nominate anyone. Rather, the popularity of […]
Of the 300 seats in the assembly, women's seats are distributed among parties or coalitions in proportion to the number of seats won. With the support of 62 independent MPs and two seats of the 14-party alliance, the ruling Awami League got 48 seats, while the Jatiya Party got two reserved seats. In the 12th […]
He said that a conspiracy is also being hatched to isolate the government from the public by increasing the prices of goods. The Prime Minister said, since the vested classes had understood that they could not stop the elections, the conspirators had hatched this conspiracy even before the elections. In this connection, he also mentioned […]
A top leader of the alliance of 14 parties said that the senior leaders of the alliance do not see any future in electoral politics. Sources said the alliance partners have never been so surrounded since they started contesting elections together in 2008. JP President Anwar Hussain Manju was elected MLA seven times and minister […]
prothom hello , How does Parliament ensure accountability of the government? Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury:First of all, these are questions and answers. Members of Parliament can ask questions directly to the Honorable Ministers. Ministers are forced to answer to the Members of Parliament. And they cannot give any answer which they will not be able to […]
External Affairs Ministry officials told this correspondent that the theme of this year’s Munich Security Conference revolves around four main issues. These include global security challenges, international structures, regional conflicts and the importance of Europe in the world. Under global security challenges, the discussion will include topics like climate security, technological security and conflict in […]