Ex-PM Oli accepts crushing election loss as RSP sweeps Nepal vote
Kathmandu, March 12 (IANS) Nepal’s former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli said he accepted the people’s mandate with full respect after he and his party suffered crushing defeats in the elections to the House of Representatives held on March 5. Oli, chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) or CPN (UML), suffered a […]
B’desh: Jamaat-e-Islami chief congratulates Tarique Rahman after BNP’s election victory
Dhaka, Feb 15 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman following the party’s landslide victory in the recent parliamentary elections and his expected assumption of the office of Prime Minister. In a detailed post on his official X account, Dr Shafiqur Rahman highlighted the significance of […]
Bangladesh: Security situation growing increasingly dangerous ahead of election
Dhaka, Jan 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s law-and-order situation has witnessed a marked deterioration since August 2024 with mob violence, extortion, looting and various crimes across the country going largely unchecked, a report said on Monday. It added that after the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government assumed office in 2024, mob attacks on Bangladesh police personnel have persisted, […]
Australian govt unveils federal budget ahead of election
Canberra, March 25 (IANS) The Australian Labor government unveiled the federal budget on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming election, focusing on cost-of-living relief and economic growth. Delivering his budget speech to the parliament, Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlined five key priorities of the 2025-26 budget: easing cost-of-living pressures, strengthening medicare, expanding housing, investing in education, and […]
