caretaker government

Dialogue must be on equal footing

Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility

Are we doomed to repeat past mistakes?

Politicians owe it to the people to give dialogue a chance

Jamaat to resist election without caretaker govt

The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday held a rally in the capital’s Arambagh despite police’s announcement earlier that the Islamist party would not be allowed to organise any gathering.

What lies ahead for Pakistan as it heads to polls

Pakistan’s caretaker government under interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will oversee a general election after the dissolution of the lower house of parliament. Kakar and his cabinet will run the government until a national election is held and the winner can secure a parliamentary majority and select a new PM.

Anwarul Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker PM

Anwarul Haq Kakar has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, Outgoing Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz said on Saturday

Can BNP really put up a good fight?

One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign

The EC can't ignore low voter turnout

Absence of main opposition remains the biggest challenge

5 city elections: Questions to be raised for lack of competition

The absence of strong candidates running against ruling party contenders in the upcoming elections to the five city corporations raises concerns about the credibility and acceptability of the polls, said discussants at a programme yesterday.

What will it take for our next election to be credible and acceptable to all?

It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps

November 14, 2023
November 14, 2023

Dialogue must be on equal footing

Ongoing hostilities to BNP make any success a distant possibility

November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023

Are we doomed to repeat past mistakes?

Politicians owe it to the people to give dialogue a chance

October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023

Jamaat to resist election without caretaker govt

The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday held a rally in the capital’s Arambagh despite police’s announcement earlier that the Islamist party would not be allowed to organise any gathering.

August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023

What lies ahead for Pakistan as it heads to polls

Pakistan’s caretaker government under interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will oversee a general election after the dissolution of the lower house of parliament. Kakar and his cabinet will run the government until a national election is held and the winner can secure a parliamentary majority and select a new PM.

August 12, 2023
August 12, 2023

Anwarul Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker PM

Anwarul Haq Kakar has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, Outgoing Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz said on Saturday

August 6, 2023
August 6, 2023

Can BNP really put up a good fight?

One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign

June 11, 2023
June 11, 2023

The EC can't ignore low voter turnout

Absence of main opposition remains the biggest challenge

May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023

5 city elections: Questions to be raised for lack of competition

The absence of strong candidates running against ruling party contenders in the upcoming elections to the five city corporations raises concerns about the credibility and acceptability of the polls, said discussants at a programme yesterday.

May 7, 2023
May 7, 2023

What will it take for our next election to be credible and acceptable to all?

It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Political dialogues: The long road to nowhere

The problem in Bangladesh is that politicians consider compromise as a weakness and a sign of defeat

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