Shah Ali Farhad: One of the most prevalent and long-standing notions of Bangladeshi politics is that of the “anti-incumbency” factor in politics. In simple terms, this idea propagates that every five years or more, the people of Bangladesh prefer to vote out of power whichever party heads the government in the hopes of changing or s...
According to the results from 416 out of 425 centers, the Awami League candidate Advocate Md. Jahangir Alam has won the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mayor Election by securing 4 Lakh 10 votes, which is more than double the votes secured by his BNP rival Hasan Uddin Sarker who bagged 1 Lakh 97 Thousand 611 votes. This is an analysis of how the ...
Councils of Bangladesh Awami League (1949-2016)
Shah Ali Farhad: Awami League, the oldest and largest political party in Bangladesh, celebrated its 69 years of founding in the early hours of 23 June 2018. That, in political time, is quite a long duration for any party to remain influential and most importantly, relevant in the fast moving politics of late 20th and early 21st century. A dura...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government will be able to upgrade Bangladesh’s rural lifestyle into urban one if the continuation of the government is maintained. “If there’s continuation of the government, I believe, we’ll be able to provide improved lifestyle to the people of every village like urban...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today warned all aspirants of her party in the next general election of the consequences of carrying out propaganda against each other while seeking nomination, saying such bad practice would disqualify them to get party ticket. Urging her party men to abandon mud sliding against the sitting parliament members or an...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the newly constructed head office building of Bangladesh Awami League at city’s Bangabandhu Avenue at Gulistan here today, coinciding the 69th founding anniversary of the party. Sheikh Hasina, also the president of Awami League, unveiled the plaque of the 10-storey building at 23 Bangabandhu Avenue...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the 69th founding anniversary of the Awami League. To mark the occasion, she placed a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 this morning. After laying the wreath, the prime mi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh will plunge into an ‘abyss’ if the supporters of anti-liberation war criminals return to power. HPM spoke at an event organised by the Awami League’s Canada chapter in Toronto on Sunday after attending a G-7 session in Quebec. Prime minister highlighted the importance of Awami ...
On 15 May 2018, voters of Khulna City Corporation area went to polls to elect their mayor for the next 5 years. The next day the official results showed that the Awami League candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque won big securing 174,851 votes, trailed by his rival from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Nazrul Islam Monju who won 109,251 votes....
President Abdul Hamid has taken oath as the President of Bangladesh for the second consecutive term at a ceremony at Bangabhaban on Tuesday evening.Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered his oath of office in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, among other dignitaries, at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban.The cer...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged parents on International Women’s Day to guide their daughters into self-reliance. Enabling girls for work through education will bring the best results to families and society, Hasina said at a programme at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Thursday. “We want to ensure that women ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the nation to debar anti-liberation forces and perpetrators of crimes against humanity from returning to power, as she addressed a public rally coinciding with Bangabandhu's historic 7th March speech anniversary."Those people who have faith in War of Liberation and spirit of independence and development sho...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has opened digital platform "Krishi Batayon" (agriculture portal) and "Krishak Bandhu Phone Seba" for expansion of e-agriculture services across the country.The prime minister inaugurated the services through a video conference from her official residence Ganabhaban on Wednesday afternoon.Agriculture Minister Begum M...
Bangladesh's progress in 9 years under the leadership of HPM Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here today opened 21 development projects and laid the foundation stones of 12 other schemes including eight new police stations of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police The premier inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of the projects by unveiling their plaques from Madrasa Moidan here this afternoon. Later, a m...
Stating that the government didn't withdraw any case against her, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said those who will commit corruption and terrorism and get involved in militancy must be tried to ensure the country's peace and development. "We want to bring a peaceful environment ... we want to develop the country and change the lot of the pe...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 35 development projects in Sylhet. Sheikh Hasina, who earlier arrived here this morning on a daylong visit, opened 18 development projects and laid the foundation stones of 17 others by unveiling their plaques from Sylhet Government Alia Madrasa ground in the afterno...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has launched the campaign for her Awami League from this northeastern city, marked by the footprints of Sufi saints, saying the polls were set to be held in December this year. "We are launching our campaign for the next general elections from here (Sylhet). I seek your vote for 'boat' for the elections to be held i...
The Awami League has completed four years in office in its second consecutive term. The government is set to step into the fifth and the last year with steering the nation toward achieving significant progress in economy, infrastructure, diplomacy, national security and overall effective development. Under the dynamic leadership of Sheikh Hasin...
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