DHAKA: Bangladesh queued outside polling stations on Thursday as voting began in a landmark general election, marking the country’s return to democracy following the 2024 ouster of long-time premier Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z-led uprising. Read More: Bangladesh to hold referendum on July Charter for state reform The election, widely viewed as pivotal, comes after […]
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Hasina’s exit shakes Gopalganj’s political ground
For the first time in decades, Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League is absent from Gopalganj’s ballot ahead of February 12. Opposition parties, including BNP and Jamaat‑e‑Islami, now dominate the campaign with posters and rallies. Voters face a historic choice in a district long considered the Awami League’s stronghold. Gopalganj has been the political base of Hasina […]
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 commission: 287 presumed killed in abductions under Hasina government
DHAKA: A government-appointed commission in Bangladesh reported on Monday that at least 287 people are presumed to have been killed in abductions during the tenure of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The findings come after a nationwide following the mass uprising of August 2024 that led to Hasina’s removal from office. Read More: PM visits Bangladesh High Commission […]
NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq visits Khaleda Zia’s residence to offer condolences
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday visited the residence of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka to express condolences on her passing. The visit was part of Pakistan’s official outreach to convey sympathy following the death of the veteran Bangladeshi leader. During the visit, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq met Khaleda Zia’s son, […]
Bangladesh holds state funeral for former PM Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh on Wednesday held a state funeral for former prime minister Khaleda Zia, as vast crowds gathered in Dhaka to mourn a leader whose career shaped the country’s politics for decades. Flags flew at half-mast nationwide, while thousands of security personnel lined major roads as her coffin was carried through the capital draped in the […]
Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia dies at 80
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first female prime minister and longtime leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, her party confirmed. She was 80. Read More: Bangladesh’s Khaleda Zia battles severe illness According to the BNP, Khaleda died at around 6:00am local time, shortly after the Fajr prayer. Doctors said […]
Bangladesh’s Khaleda Zia critically ill, party appeals for support
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s health has sharply deteriorated since her hospital admission, prompting urgent concern from family and party members. The 80-year-old leader is being treated in the intensive care unit for a severe lung infection. Her party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has urged citizens to pray for her recovery. Zia was […]
Dar meets Bangladeshi political leaders to strengthen ties
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held meetings with key political party delegations in Bangladesh. These meetings took place at the Pakistani High Commission in Dhaka. Delegations from Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, the National Citizen Party (NCP), and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) attended. During the talks, both sides discussed ways to improve and strengthen […]
Former Bangladesh Chief justice arrested in murder case
Bangladesh’s former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque was arrested in connection with a murder case. Police took him into custody from his home and presented him in court. Following the hearing, a Dhaka court ordered his detention. Khairul Haque faces charges related to the killing of a young protester during last year’s student movement. The […]