In Bangladesh, there are calls of ban on Indian goods & to stop actors from working in India. Though BNP is quiet about campaign, political watchers say this may work in its favour.
US State Department spokesperson said Monday that the country was 'concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and reports of irregularities on election day'.
US State Department spokesperson said Monday that the country was 'concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and reports of irregularities on election day'.
Whatever America’s game plan may be about Bangladesh, an opposition-mukt political space will only make things difficult for Sheikh Hasina going forward.
Ruling Awami League faces no serious challenge from Opposition, which boycotted polls after Sheikh Hasina refused their demand to conduct elections under caretaker govt.
More than 42,000 polling stations are set for Sunday’s elections, where a total of 119.6 million registered voters are eligible to cast their votes, reports Election Commission.
Rights groups say the country of 170 million is headed for virtual one-party rule, after the boycott by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and some of its smaller allies.
Friday night saw a train being set on fire in Dhaka and a Buddhist temple charred at Cox’s Bazar. A tired nation wonders where will Bangladesh be after Hasina returns to power
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Good that this issue is being flagged at an early stage. The India Out campaign in the Maldives received scant media coverage, till the change of government happened. 2. Apart from government to government relations, where perhaps we should not have very strong preferences, there is a need for India to be well regarded by ordinary citizens in neighbouring countries. Recall the blockade of Nepal in 2015.
Good that this issue is being flagged at an early stage. The India Out campaign in the Maldives received scant media coverage, till the change of government happened. 2. Apart from government to government relations, where perhaps we should not have very strong preferences, there is a need for India to be well regarded by ordinary citizens in neighbouring countries. Recall the blockade of Nepal in 2015.