Bangladesh’s Election Commission on Thursday unveiled its official roadmap for the general election, which is scheduled for February next year. The poll schedule will be announced at least 60 days before the vote, the commission said. “The Chief Adviser’s Office has asked us to hold the election before Ramadan. If I am not mistaken, Ramadan…
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday announced that the next general election would be held in February, as thousands of people joined a rally in Dhaka to mark the first anniversary of the ‘July Uprising’ that toppled longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina. “On behalf of the interim government, I will send a letter to…
Bangladesh’s interim chief, Mohammad Yunus, has announced that national elections will be held in April 2026, rejecting demands for early polls. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has been rallying for earlier elections. The announcement comes amid political turmoil and concerns from various factions, including the army chief. The Awami League, led by Prime Minister Sheikh…
DHAKA: At least 20 political parties, including former PM Khaleda Zia’s BNP, Monday rejected Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus‘s extended time frame for conducting national election, demanding it be held by Dec.Sources, however, said three political parties, including the radical Jamaat-e-Islami and NCP launched by Nahid Islam who led the anti-Sheikh Hasina movement last year,…
Sheikh Hasina Slams Muhammad Yunus: बांग्लादेश में सियासी उथल-पुथल के बीच देश की पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना ने अंतरिम सरकार के मुखिया मोहम्मद यूनुस पर बड़ा आरोप लगाया है. उन्होंने कहा कि यूनुस ने आतंकवादियों की मदद से बांग्लादेश की सत्ता हथियाई है और इसमें से कई आतंकी संगठन ऐसे हैं जिन पर अंतरराष्ट्रीय बैन…
Bangladesh has reintroduced “except Israel” inscription on passports debarring its citizens from travelling to the Jewish state as public anger mounted against Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, officials said on Sunday. The home ministry issued a directive asking the passport and immigration department to reinstate the sentence “THIS PASSPORT IS VALID FOR ALL COUNTRIES…
Bangladesh is working towards holding general elections by December, the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said after some of its officials held a meeting with Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser to the interim government. The South Asian nation has been in charge of a caretaker government led by Nobel Peace laureate Yunus since…
Supporters of organisations tied to BNP in a standoff with cops outside the Indian high commission in Dhaka on Sunday DHAKA: Three organisations tied to former PM Khaleda Zia‘s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) staged Sunday a protest march in Dhaka, condemning a recent attack on the country’s diplomatic mission in Agartala, the desecration of their…
Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally. The ruling comes at a critical time as the South Asian country suffers political tension after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country to…
Bangladesh High Court Acquits Khaleda Zia In Corruption Case: एक तरफ बांग्लादेश में हिंदुओं के खिलाफ हिंसा का दौरा जारी है, तो वहीं दूसरी तरफ शेख हसीना के शासन के दौरान जेल में बंद रहीं पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री और बांग्लादेश नेशनलिस्ट पार्टी (BNP) की अध्यक्ष खालिदा जिया की ‘लॉटरी’ लगने का सिलसिला जारी है. पहले तो शेख…