The Election Commission has announced that all the preparations for the nomination filing has been complete with election offices established in all 165 constituencies nationwide.
Two ministers in Nepal's interim government--Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta and Communication Minister Jagdish Kharel--resigned from their posts to contest the upcoming March 5 election, a day before the formal filing of candidatures for the polls.
"Bangladesh remains committed to confronting crime with transparency, accuracy, and resolve", Bangladesh Chief Adviser's press wing said in a statement.
Former Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud accused the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of preparing a biased, one-sided and fabricated report on violations under the Sheikh Hasina regime during student-led unrest in July and August 2024 in the country.
The Chief Adviser made the remarks when two former senior United States diplomats--Albert Gombis and Morse Tan, both of whom served during the Donald Trump administration--called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on late Tuesday night.
Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's Chief Advisor of the Interim Government, on Tuesday sought support from the United Nations human rights office to counter a surge of misinformation targeting the February 12 elections.
In a post on social media platform X, Malviya accused the interim government of failing to curb attacks on Hindus and other minorities, including Christians and Buddhists, and of not offering any reassurance to the affected communities.
Asif Nazrul, who was speaking to the media at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Bhaban today (Monday), said the security team in its letter has mentioned three issues regarding the security risks of Bangladesh playing in India.
The meeting comes at a significant moment in Bangladesh's political landscape, with Tarique Rahman recently taking over as BNP Chairman after the post fell vacant following Khaleda Zia's death on December 30. The meeting also takes place amid rising violence against Hindus in Bangladesh afte
In the meeting with Under-Secretary, Rahman briefed Hooker about the preparations and arrangements for the upcoming general elections and expressed appreciation for the support of the US to the interim government during its tenure, including for the elections. Hooker responded that the US co
In a post on X, the party stated, "Mr Tarique Rahman has assumed office as the Chairman of the BNP. Following the passing of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister, national leader Begum Khaleda Zia, the position of party Chairman became vacant."
With mounting questions over his political affiliation, Nepal's Minister for Energy, Physical Infrastructure and Urban Development, Kulman Ghising has resigned from his post.