Can we really believe that this election, regardless of which side wins, offers us any real choice or hope for things to get better?
An election without any competition will not be acceptable at home or abroad.
A genuinely inclusive election depends on a wide range of factors, many of which the Election Commission cannot even begin to address
The streets belong to the working class and they are the ones who will decide the future of the country.
Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?
The government and the BNP appear to be on a collision course over the venue of the latter’s much-talked about December 10 Dhaka rally as neither would budge on its stance.
The ruling party is trying to fend off a persistent BNP campaign that, for the first time in many years, has managed to gain some public sympathy.
Ahead of the general election next year, it is likely that there will be political unrest, social instability and turmoil.
The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.
Can we really believe that this election, regardless of which side wins, offers us any real choice or hope for things to get better?
An election without any competition will not be acceptable at home or abroad.
A genuinely inclusive election depends on a wide range of factors, many of which the Election Commission cannot even begin to address
The streets belong to the working class and they are the ones who will decide the future of the country.
Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?
The government and the BNP appear to be on a collision course over the venue of the latter’s much-talked about December 10 Dhaka rally as neither would budge on its stance.
The ruling party is trying to fend off a persistent BNP campaign that, for the first time in many years, has managed to gain some public sympathy.
Ahead of the general election next year, it is likely that there will be political unrest, social instability and turmoil.
The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.
Former Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain today (October 19, 2022) suggested for installing CCTV cameras -- rather than purchasing EVMs -- in order to hold free and fair elections.
