Democracy
DemocracyHoping for an invitation to the second summit for weak democracies
The citizens of the invited countries had the scope to at least cast their votes and also that the US state department and Congress have not raised any questions about the credibility of the ...
Khaleda barred from going abroad by government, not law: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that Khaleda Zia has been ousted from politics by the ruling Awami League
Bangladesh hopes to be invited to the US Democracy Summit next time
Participants of the Democracy Summit called by US president Joe Biden will pledge to ensure accountability in order to uphold the democratic values. Issues such as staving off authoritarian ...
The constitution is not in favour of democratic practice
The present system being termed as democracy can actually be called nothing other than autocracy. There is no system to balance power or ensure accountability. So it would not be an exaggeration to ...
China, Russia decry US democracy summit in joint op-ed
China was especially angered by the inclusion of Taiwan, over which it claims sovereignty
Ensure democracy and good governance eradicating corruption: Opposition MPs
Opposition MPs on Thursday asked the government to ensure democracy and good governance eradicating corruption and irregularities in order to implement the spirit of the country’s independence.
China, Russia furious over Biden democracy summit snubs
The inclusion of Taiwan, and not China, led to an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it “firmly opposes” the invitation to “the so-called Summit for Democracy”
Biden invites Taiwan to democracy summit, Bangladesh not included
China baulks at any use of the word “Taiwan” that lends a sense of international legitimacy to the democratic self-ruled island
UP election
Supporter of defeated candidate ‘forced to wear bangles’ in Bagerhat
A supporter of a defeated female candidate in the reserved wards has allegedly been forced to wear bangles in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat by the followers of the winning candidate in Bagerhat
US joins annual list of ‘backsliding’ democracies
The United States has joined an annual list of “backsliding” democracies for the first time, the International IDEA think-tank said on Monday
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