Endorsing the 12th Parliamentary elections of Bangladesh on Sunday, former member of the European Parliament Paulo Casaca said that he was very impressed with the polls in the nation and added that the voting procedures in general are very good.
The counting of votes has begun in Bangladesh as polling for the 12th Parliamentary elections in the country ended on Sunday, with 27 per cent votes cast till 3 pm (local time), the Dhaka Tribune reported.
Ahead of the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, the country's Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen has expressed his optimism about Sheikh Hasina clinching her fourth term in office, underlining that the country will maintain the same policy towards its neighbour, particularly India.
Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, accompanied by Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan is set to embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia from tomorrow.
The National Commission for Women and the Institute of Constitutional and Parliament Studies forged an unprecedented collaboration with the pioneering initiative, "Panchayat Se Parliament."
Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Harivansh participated in a range of discussions at the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at Kampala, Uganda.
In a unique move, the Parliament on Friday hosted a programme named 'Panchayat Se Parliament Tak' for over 500 women representatives of diverse backgrounds from Panchayats and urban local bodies of different states aimed at empowering and supporting women grassroots leaders.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed hope that the formation of a "friendship group for India" in the National Assembly of Bulgaria will actively contribute to further strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations and parliaments.
After the five accused in the Parliament security breach case gave consent to a polygraph test, Advocate Amit Shukla, counsel for the accused on Friday said that they are aware as to what are the repercussions of the polygraph test.
Five out of six accused arrested in a parliament security breach case on Friday gave their consent to a polygraph test. Accused Neelam Azad denied the polygraph test.
A parliamentary delegation from Bulgaria led by National Assembly President Rosen Zhelyazkov met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at his residence in Delhi on Friday.