Bangladesh readies for general election, worries among Hasina supporters
GOPALGANJ: Bangladesh is preparing for the first election since the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina, but supporters of her banned Awami League (AL) are struggling to decide whether to shift their allegiance. In Gopalganj, south of the capital Dhaka and a strong bastion of Hasina’s iron-grip rule, residents are grappling with an election without the party that shaped their political lives for decades. “Sheikh Hasina may have done wrong — she and her friends and allies — but what did the millions of Awami League supporters do?” said tricycle delivery driver Mohammad Shahjahan Fakir, 68, adding that he would not vote.Read More
Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s rule a model of indigenous, secular governance: Murtaza Solangi
LAHORE, JAN 24 (DNA): Spokesperson to the President of Pakistan, Murtaza Solangi, on Saturday termed the four-decade rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh as a remarkable model of indigenous governance, highlightingRead More
IRS unveils action plan for ‘Pakistan-Kazakhstan Cooperation’ ahead of President Tokayev’s visit
ISLAMABAD, JAN 24 /DNA/ – The Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Islamabad, through its Central Asia Program for Regional Cooperation and Connectivity, hosted a curtain-raiser high-level event titled “Understanding theRead More
