Prioritising press freedom stressed to tackle climate crises
Speakers, at a discussion on Thursday, said that priority should be given to the freedom of press and expression to face the challenges of natural disasters and climate crisis...
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19 politicians complete Senior Leaders Fellowship Programme of Democracy Int鈥檒
Nineteen district-level leaders, including presidents and general secretaries from the Bangladesh Awami League, the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and Jatiya Party, have recently completed Democracy International's Senior Leaders Fellowship Programme....
Both AL, BNP must practise democracy within party
THE stand that the ruling Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the largest in the opposition camp, have taken on participation in the staggered upazila council elections, the first phase of which involving...
Lack of democracy leads to misinformation spread: discussion
Speakers, at a programme in Dhaka, on Sunday said that lack of democratic values lead to the spread of misinformation, resulting violent attacks or even death...
Wage movement for establishing democratic rule: discussion
Leaders of the Rastra Sanskar Andolan, a partner of the Ganatantra Mancha, on Friday at a discussion in Dhaka called on all opposition political parties to wage movements to restore democratic rule in the country...
Govt should recognise April 10 as republic day
THE demand for April 10 to be recognised and observed as republic day merits a serious government consideration. Almost all political parties in the opposition, many civic groups, historians and intellectuals have on different occasions..
Political freedom, democracy and prosperity at stake
THE recent Global Freedom and Prosperity Report once again shows the alarming state of political and economic freedom and adherence to the rule of law and human rights in Bangladesh. The report, prepared by the...
Change his name if BJP wins
THERE is a perceptible voter fatigue against divisive planks. That is encouraging news coming in for Indian democracy, which braces for a seven-stage general election starting Friday. The last round of voting is set for...
BNP accuses AL of selective killing of pro-democratic people
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party said on Monday that the Awami League had not only killed democracy but was now selectively killing democracy-loving people as well...
Conundrum of Lanka elections and IMF programme
TRACING history and going back to the colonial era, Sri Lanka鈥檚 president Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that despite the adverse impact of world wars and internal conflicts