Car park firm NCP falls into administration, putting nearly 700 jobs at risk PwC called in as administrators after company runs out of cash, leaving it unable to pay landlords and creditors The Guardian - UK · Mar 16
Why car park giant with hundreds of sites fell into administration IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 16
Major UK car park firm collapses into administration Hundreds of jobs at risk as NCP car parks may be put up for sale The Independent UK · Mar 16
Car park operator NCP falls into administration as post-Covid commuting stalls The company, which is one of the UK’s biggest operators with around 340 car parks nationwide, appointed administrators at PwC. Evening Standard · Mar 16
Britain's biggest car park operator NCP crashes into administration The 95 year old Japanese owned company has been making losses since the pandemic and cannot meets its “financial obligations” Evening Standard · Mar 16
Bangladesh’s election represents politics as usual, and some hope for change The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has returned to power after winning a landslide victory in the country’s recent parliamentary elections last week. The Conversation · Feb 18
Why Bangladesh's student-led NCP failed to replicate Assam's AGP moment of 1985 Bangladesh's National Citizen's Party, born from a student uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina, failed to translate its momentum into electoral success, securing only 5 seats. Internal divisions and a controversial alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami alienated voters, leading many to the BNP. The NCP now faces the challenge of electoral politics after… The Times of India · Feb 13
Bangladesh elections: How Gen Z uprising cleared the way for the old guards The uprising, sparked by anger over civil service job quotas and fuelled by outrage at police violence, spread rapidly across Dhaka and beyond. According to the United Nations, up to 1,400 people were killed, most in the security crackdown ordered by Hasina. The movement was celebrated globally as a rare,… The Times of India · Feb 11
Bangladesh to vote tomorrow: What's at stake for India, Pakistan and China After months of violence, street protests and political upheaval, Bangladesh now faces its moment of reckoning. What began in July 2024 as a student agitation over public sector job quotas quickly spiralled into a nationwide revolt against Sheikh Hasina’s government, culminating in her resignation and flight to India. The unrest… The Times of India · Feb 11
Bangladeshis seek to chart a democratic future in their first vote since the bloody 2024 uprising Bangladesh is holding a crucial election that comes after a turbulent period marked by mob violence, rising religious intolerance, attacks on the press, the growing influence of Islamists and weakening of the rule of law The Independent UK · Feb 11
‘Women’s freedoms are at stake’: concern at rise of Islamist party before Bangladesh election Jamaat e-Islami, oppressed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule, could take unprecedented share of the vote on Thursday The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Bangladesh's Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and a national election nears Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024 The Independent UK · Feb 4
Sanjay Raut Raises Suspicion Over Ajit Pawar’s Death, Calls for Probe Into Baramati Plane Crash Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday raised serious questions over the “sudden and suspicious” death of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash near Baramati last week. Raut called for a thorough investigation into the incident, claiming… Whats Hot · Feb 2
Veteran Indian politician Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash, leaving power vacuum Three days of mourning were declared in the Indian state of Maharashtra after the death of the state’s deputy chief minister The Guardian - UK · Jan 29
Whats Hot · Jan 28 Mamata Banerjee Calls for Supreme Court-Monitored Probe into Ajit Pawar Plane Crash Death West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash in Baramati. Raising serious political questions, Banerjee suggested that the incident may be linked to Pawar’s recent…
Newslaundry · Jan 28 ‘Can’t imagine Baramati without Dada’: The end of a powerhouse who shaped Maharashtra politics Vishal Jadhav’s voice breaks as he tries to find words. The NCP worker stands in Baramati on what should have been a day of political rallies and jostling crowds – four sabhas scheduled across the constituency for the Zilla Parishad elections. Instead, there is only silence. The party chief who…
Newslaundry · Jan 28 Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash, Maharashtra politics loses a key power centre Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar reportedly died in an aircraft accident on Tuesday morning while en route from Mumbai to Baramati. The crash also claimed the lives of four others travelling with him, including two pilots and members of his security detail.
The Independent UK · Jan 22 Campaigning starts for Bangladesh's first national election after Hasina's ouster Campaigning has begun for Bangladesh’s elections next month
Newslaundry · Jan 8 BJP with Congress, NCP factions against their allies: Welcome to Pune’s political freak show There is an old political cliché about there being no permanent friends or enemies in politics, only permanent interests. In Pune right now, that line sounds less like wisdom and more like warning.
Newslaundry · Dec 26, 2025 ‘Purity’ doesn’t bring peace: 2025’s warning for Bangladesh, Myanmar, Assam and Bengal polls next year Four upcoming elections are set to shape the politics and security of a region that sits at the strategically sensitive junction of India and China and directly affect the lives of a population larger than that of every country in the world barring India and China.
Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2025 Bangladesh braces for further unrest after four killed in clashes at rally Heavy police presence at Faridpur rally after violence between security forces and supporters of ousted PM Hasina.
Newslaundry · Jul 8, 2025 No FIR despite complaints: Muslim families say forced to leave Pune village amid ‘boycott, threats’ For Fahimuddin Ansari, the scent of freshly baked bread wasn’t just livelihood – it was legacy. Six decades ago, his father would cycle across Pune to sell pao, biscuits, and cakes. The Ansari family later put down roots in Paud village, in Pune’s scenic Mulshi taluka, and opened the New…
Newslaundry · Jul 2, 2025 Fadnavis vs facts? EC data doesn’t match CM’s claims After Rahul Gandhi tweeted a Newslaundry report on a sharp rise in voters in Nagpur South West, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis responded with data to shut all the criticism. He claimed there were at least 25 constituencies that saw voter numbers go up by more than eight percent between…
Al Jazeera · May 24, 2025 Why the future of Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus administration is uncertain Political discord over when to hold elections and growing tensions with the armed forces have left government hamstrung.
The Conversation · May 14, 2025 After an autocratic leader was toppled in Bangladesh, democratic renewal remains a work in progress Last July, a powerful student-led uprising in Bangladesh toppled the authoritarian, corrupt government led for 15 years by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.