New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In Bangladesh, several rights groups and media reports have highlighted the dearth of women candidates in the general election, despite the founding fathers and current leaders having pledged to make politics equally accessible to men and women.
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) Bangladesh’s fact-checking organisation Dismislab, through data analysis, has debunked a coordinated social media campaign alleging that “deep state” manipulation cost radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies dozens of seats through “election engineering”, a report said on Saturday.
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said Washington has an “obligation to communicate” with China, describing sustained dialogue between the world’s two largest economies as a strategic necessity even amid deep structural tensions.
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio used his first major address at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday to call for what he described as a renewed transatlantic mission — one rooted in “seriousness and reciprocity” and focused on reindustrialization, border control, and emerging technologies such as “cutting-edge artificial intelligence.”
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the next government in Bangladesh following a decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary election, the party’s chairman, Tarique Rahman on Saturday emphasised the need to maintain law and order “at any cost” and urged everyone to cooperate in building a safe and humane nation, the local media reported.
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) India must continue exposing Rawalpindi’s nexus with terrorist groups and its tendency to pursue proxy war against neighbouring countries as Pakistan has long evaded accountability due to global apathy.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) With the recent poll verdict overwhelmingly favouring the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and its Chairman Tarique Rahman all set to assume the office of Prime Minister, there is much interest in him as a person and politician.
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) Voters in Bangladesh this week chose equilibrium over extremism, democracy over doctrinaire politics, and sovereignty over subtle subservience with the results reflecting their silent revolt against extremism and pro-Pakistan politics, a report has highlighted.
Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) The amicus curiae's report submitted to the Pakistan's Supreme Court on former Prime Minister Imran Khan's living conditions in jail is a damning indictment of the government, a leading Pakistani daily has stated.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s fragile economy has received temporary relief after the United Arab Emirates rolled over $2 billion of maturing loans for one month at an interest rate of 6.5 per cent, a report has said.
