ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal arrived in Bangladesh on a two-day official visit to represent Pakistan at the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-elect Tarique Rahman, the Foreign Office announced on Monday. Read More: Ahsan Iqbal to witness Rahman’s oath in Dhaka Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, secured a […]
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PM Shehbaz congratulates Tarique Rahman on election win
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended warm congratulations to Tarique Rahman following his party’s sweeping victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections. On behalf of the people and government of Pakistan, the prime minister also felicitated the citizens of Bangladesh for the peaceful and successful conduct of the polls. He expressed Islamabad’s desire to work closely […]
Gen Z emerges as kingmaker in Bangladesh elections
Bangladesh heads to the polls on February 12 for what many observers describe as the country’s first truly competitive election in more than a decade. The vote follows the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024, which dramatically reshaped the political landscape and ended a long period of one-party dominance. For years, national […]
Bangladesh gears up for polls with army alert
Bangladesh’s chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has ordered the armed forces to remain on high alert ahead of February elections. He emphasized that the upcoming referendum and parliamentary polls are crucial for the country’s democratic future. The military must assist the election commission while staying neutral and professional. During a meeting at army headquarters, Yunus […]
Hasina alleges Bangladesh elections will not be free
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina on Friday claimed that next month’s elections would neither be free nor fair, in her first public address since being sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. Read More: Campaigning starts for first election after Hasina’s ouster Bangladesh, home to 170 million people, is scheduled to hold elections on February […]
Bangladesh launches election campaigns after Hasina era
Bangladesh on Thursday formally launched campaigns for next month’s general election, the first national polls since the 2024 uprising that ended the long rule of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Read More: Bangladesh sets Feb election after year of political upheaval Thousands of supporters of leading opposition figure Tarique Rahman, head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), gathered in […]
Bangladesh leader Osman Hadi dies after assassination attempt
Sharif Osman Hadi, a senior leader of Bangladesh’s 2024 student-led uprising, has died in a Singapore hospital following an assassination attempt in Dhaka last week. Masked attackers shot the 32-year-old outside a mosque, wounding him in the ear, before he was airlifted to Singapore for treatment. Singapore authorities confirmed his death and are assisting Bangladeshi […]
Bangladesh to hold National elections in april 2026, announces PM Yunus
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s de facto Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus has announced that the country will hold its next general elections in the first half of April 2026. The announcement came during a televised address to the nation on the eve of Eidul Azha. Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said the Election Commission will […]