Bangladesh poll survey: Tarique Rahman tops PM race
Jamaat-NCP second but not close and Awami League voters veering towards BNP
100 years after SWRD Bandaranaike’s clarion call for federalism
By DBS Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, January 31- The agreement signed by S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and S.J.V. Chelvanayagam on 26 July 1957 was a significant event in the political history of post-independence Sri Lanka. Dr. Rohan Edrisingha in his illuminating essay ‘Federalism: myths and realities’ makes the...
Priorities for Sri Lanka in a fading international order
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, January 31- The world is entering a period in which the foundational assumptions of the post-1945 international order no longer hold. Mechanisms that once anchored global stability are eroding; international law, long regarded as a shield for small states,...
Sri Lanka has huge potential despite disaster – IMF Asia Chief
He noted strong public appreciation for govt’s actions during his journey outside Colombo, says Krishna Srinivasan
India-EU FTA- how it matters for growth and jobs
By Piero Cingari/Euro News Brussels- January 27 – The pact slashes tariffs, opens up services and agriculture, and marks the largest trade agreement either side has ever signed. The European Union and India have sealed a landmark free trade agreement (FTA), bringing two of the...
Who Is Imaan Mazari, Pak Lawyer Jailed For “Anti-State” Social Media Posts
Islamabad, January 29 (AFP)- Ms. Imaan Mazari shot to prominence tackling some of the country’s most sensitive topics while defending ethnic minorities, journalists facing defamation charges and clients branded blasphemers. No amount of pressure, cyberbullying or arrest warrants has so far succeeded in silencing one...
Amnesty chief calls for human rights guarantees during Bangladesh election
In an open letter to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus Amnesty Secretary General Agnes Callamard draws attention to the persecution of journalists and Awami League supporters
Only 3.84 % of candidates in Bangladesh parliamentary elections are women
Out of the 127 million voters, 64,814,907 are male, 62,879,042 are female, and 1,234 are third-gender
Bangladesh panel says Adani power deal overpriced, flags procedural flaws
By Ruma Paul and Sudarshan Varadhan/Reuters Dhaka/Singapore, January 26 – An Adani Power (ADAN.NS), opens new tab coal-fired plant that exports electricity passes on Indian corporate taxes to Bangladesh and charges more than market rates, according to a recent report from a government-appointed committee in...
Putting money first, cricket last
By Kamran Abbasi/Dawn Karachi, January 27 – Bangladesh’s removal from the ICC World T20 in India is the crisis that nobody wants to talk about. Yes, you might find endless analysis on South Asian talk shows, but look internationally and it is a governance disaster...
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