Politics

Inspector general is currently investigating several issues at the heart of the dispute between Democrats and Republicans including whether ICE properly addresses the use of force by its agents how federal immigration officers agents work to prevent detaining or arresting American citizens and the conditions inside detention facilities

Shutdown will not affect administration’s deportation campaign

Shutdown is the result of a partisan divide in Congress over new guardrails on federal immigration enforcement

Thursday’s election was a solid first step of a years-long journey

We will keep watch

Election just raised the bar for Tarique Rahman’s BNP

Party would do well to remember that attempts to subvert the democratic process did not bode well for the party or its leaders

Tarique’s incoming government will continue this challenging task of rebuilding the institutions

BNP has its own baggage too

He will demonstrate that his government earnestly believes in an independent and objective Election Commission

Election office will be free to exert its authority on law enforcement agencies

Institutions take years to build

It is an arduous journey riddled with pitfalls along the way and it is only with the test of time that voters will gradually begin to have faith in the system

Interim government has done its part as has the Election Commission

This election should stand up to any scrutiny

Law enforcers appeared to act impartially and were able to set the tone the day before

No breach of discipline no violation of electoral code would be tolerated

Barring isolated instances of violence or code violation it would be unrealistic to expect a better election

This was the first election since 2008 in which people’s vote actually counted

Bangladesh has witnessed a fairly satisfactory election which could be considered exemplary