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The number of different electoral systems around the world is testament to the complex nature of democracy
The most important details for outsiders to understand is that the United States of America is a federal state, made up of 50 states.
Anyone familiar with the previous “elections” held between 2014 and 2024 will know that it is virtually impossible these spending caps were adhered to, despite parties’ claims of compliance on paper.
Politicians need to start understanding that the loud, unnecessary, intrusive politics that we know today needs to become the politics of the past.
We can have a national cricket team who can do it all. The win in Rawalpindi is an indication of it.
Even if history is not consistent with what the youth have been taught, it doesn't explain the disdain with which many have treated his memory
Former PM Hasina's son has been on a whirlwind media tour since her fall
The MRT-6 was inaugurated on December 28, 2023. What impact did it make on the city's transportation system? what are the city dwellers thinking?
Less than two weeks out from the election, candidates are campaigning hard to woo voters and secure victory in the 12th National Election on January 7, 2024
While stray animals are seen all over Bangladesh and their suffering continues across the calendar, winter is an especially difficult time for them. For both cats and dogs, early winter is when the breeding season starts, and by mid winter, litters of kittens and puppies become a common sight on the roads
Since the foiled BNP rally on October 28, the political situation has heated up with near-constant blockades and hartals. This has resulted in sustained violence across the country, with railway passengers and infrastructure becoming major targets
If someone mentions a "nouka" (boat) anywhere in Bangladesh, the first thought might be about a transportation method that floats on water. The next thought, however, will definitely have something to do with the political party called Awami League
Another election is in the offing, and even though I want to feel excited again, I simply cannot.
The Dhaka University Metro Station became the latest station to open on the MRT-6 line yesterday. After a one-year wait, since the Agargaon-Uttara section of the MRT-6 was opened on December 28 last year, the station at DU welcomed students and commuters for the first time.
In the lead-up to the national election on January 7, 2024, parties that have committed to participating in the polls have put forth their nominees
Md Morshedul Haque was an NGO worker in 2014, when his work brought him face to face with the stark face of misfortune. He saw a bedridden man who was injured while working in a brick kiln. He eventually found out that the man had developed bedsores. An airbed would help him recover, but his family was unable to afford the Tk 3,000-4,000 to buy it
Political parties who have committed to participating in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election are preparing in full swing. The Awami League and Jatiya Party have announced their list of nominees, and interestingly, it includes a handful of celebrities