Tag: general election

  • Reserve seat for women in Bangladesh parliament is not empowering women

    A study by Khan Foundation revealed that the reserve seat for women in the parliament is not empowering women; on the contrary women are becoming dependant on this opportunity. Up to ninth parliament two hundred and fourteen women were made parliamentarian but only nineteen of them contested in direct election later and only five of…

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  • War crime convicts not eligible for election

    The cabinet has approved the draft of RPO amendment bill 2013 yesterday. According to the amendment, war crime convicts convicted by the war crimes tribunal will not be eligible for general elections. The tribunal has already convicted six men and they will not be able to participate in the next general election. The amendment also…

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  • UN can help in next general election

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon left Dhaka for Bangkok today (Wednesday) ending his three day visit in Bangladesh. Yesterday he expressed his interest in conducting next general election in free and fair way. UN will be able to help in the next election by providing technical and logistic support. During his visit, he had talks…

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