Bangladesh holds election to keep PM Sheikh Hasina in power
1 year ago

Bangladesh holds election to keep PM Sheikh Hasina in power

Al Jazeera  

Polls have closed and counting is under way in Bangladesh’s general election, marked by a low voter turnout and a boycott by the opposition and its allies. Sunday’s “one-sided” vote, as the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party put it, is set to keep Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in power for the fourth straight and overall fifth term. The opposition announced its boycott of the vote last year after Hasina refused to step down and make way for a neutral caretaker government to conduct the election. The turnout was about 40 percent, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said, almost half of the more than 80 percent in the 2018 election.

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Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia’s BNP mounts pressure on Yunus, sets August deadline for national polls
10 hours, 40 minutes ago

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia’s BNP mounts pressure on Yunus, sets August deadline for national polls

Firstpost  

Bangladesh’s interim government-led by Muhammad Yunus faces mounting pressure from former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s BNP to conduct the parliamentary election by August 2025. Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party has stepped up pressure on the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to hold the parliamentary election. A report by The Telegraph quoted multiple sources as saying that the divergence …

Sheikh Hasina's party may contest polls unless banned: Bangladesh election chief
2 weeks ago

Sheikh Hasina's party may contest polls unless banned: Bangladesh election chief

India Today  

Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner, AMM Nasir Uddin, has said that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League may participate in elections unless the government or the judiciary issues a ban against the party. The chief election commissioner said this during a meeting with election officials at the Chittagong Circuit House on Monday, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. A few days …

Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms
4 weeks ago

Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms

Associated Press  

In November, the world’s most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election. Crossroads for democracy in the US Donald Trump ended his last term trying to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden and rallying an angry crowd of supporters, some of whom then stormed the U.S. Capitol in a …

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August -- to …

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus
Top News
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Yunus

The Hindu  

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Mr. Yunus — appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August — to …

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026, says Muhammad Yunus
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026, says Muhammad Yunus

India Today  

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after the August violence, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. Pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus -- appointed the country's "chief adviser" after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina in August -- to set …

Bangladesh plans to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bangladesh plans to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026

Al Jazeera  

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus says implementing full list of electoral reforms could delay elections by a few months. General elections in Bangladesh will be held in late 2025 or early 2026, the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after a popular revolution in August, announced. Pressure has been growing on Yunus, appointed the country’s “chief …

Bangladesh: Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina mounts fresh attack on interim leader Yunus
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bangladesh: Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina mounts fresh attack on interim leader Yunus

Hindustan Times  

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday mounted another blistering attack on the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of leading an "undemocratic group" that has no responsibility towards the people. Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina called Mohammad Yunus a "fascist" In a statement on the eve of the 'Bijoy Dibosh', Hasina called Yunus a "fascist" and alleged …

Sheikh Hasina is the legal PM: Suvendu Adhikari slams Yunus-led Bangladesh regime
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1 month ago

Sheikh Hasina is the legal PM: Suvendu Adhikari slams Yunus-led Bangladesh regime

India Today  

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, launched a scathing attack on the caretaker government in Bangladesh, calling it "illegal" and accusing it of unlawfully removing Sheikh Hasina, the country's democratically elected Prime Minister. When Hasina lands at Dhaka Airport, she will be welcomed as the Prime Minister and receive a ceremonial salute,” Adhikari declared, urging international intervention to …

Sheikh Hasina ‘destroyed everything’, will hold elections after ushering in comprehensive reforms, says Muhammad Yunus
1 month, 1 week ago

Sheikh Hasina ‘destroyed everything’, will hold elections after ushering in comprehensive reforms, says Muhammad Yunus

Firstpost  

“We need comprehensive reforms in the economy, governance, bureaucracy and judiciary,” said Bangladesh’s interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh’s interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said that the Sheikh Hasina administration has “destroyed everything” and vowed to hold general elections only after implementing constitutional and judicial reforms. In an interview to Nikkei Asia, The 84-year-old Nobel laureate said, “We …

Bangladesh’s Yunus seeks time, says election roadmap after reforms
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh’s Yunus seeks time, says election roadmap after reforms

Al Jazeera  

The interim leader pledges electoral and constitutional reforms before elections in an address marking 100 days in power. Bangladesh‘s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for the nation’s “patience”, pledging that general elections would be held after electoral and institutional reforms were completed in a televised address marking 100 days in office. Yunus was appointed “chief adviser” on August 9, …

Thousands rally in Bangladesh, demand reforms and roadmap for next election
2 months, 1 week ago

Thousands rally in Bangladesh, demand reforms and roadmap for next election

Firstpost  

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia organized the rally as it has been pushing the interim government, headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, to bring about quick reforms and to hold the next national election. This rally comes at a pivotal moment, as Bangladesh navigates political uncertainty with an interim government following …

Leaders, activists of Bangladesh opposition party rally in Dhaka to demand new election
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Leaders, activists of Bangladesh opposition party rally in Dhaka to demand new election

Firstpost  

Tarique Rahman, BNP’s acting chairman, said that his party supported the interim government’s plans for reforms, but such changes would only be sustained if the people have their say in the process Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party shout slogans during a rally demanding a democratic transition through an election in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Thousands of …

Bangladesh opposition party demands a new election after Hasina’s ouster
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh opposition party demands a new election after Hasina’s ouster

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Thousands of activists and leaders of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party rallied Tuesday in the nation’s capital to demand a democratic transition through an election as an interim government has yet to outline a timeframe for new voting. In his recent speeches, Yunus hasn’t outlined when a new national election would be held and said they would …

Bangladesh’s interim government lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh’s interim government lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party

Al Jazeera  

Caretaker administration says ex-PM Hasina’s claims of its ‘terrorist activities’ during student protests were groundless. Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has lifted a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami party that was imposed under an antiterrorism law. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday revoked the ban on the country’s largest Muslim party, put in place in the …

Bangladesh’s new ruler is in a race against time
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh’s new ruler is in a race against time

Hindustan Times  

OVER THE past ten days Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, has been transformed. Images of Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister who fled the country on August 5th, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, her father and Bangladesh’s founding father, have vanished from billboards. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus salutes to the attendees upon arrival at the Bangabhaban to take oath as the head of …

He was recently leading Bangladeshi student protests. Now he's a government minister.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

He was recently leading Bangladeshi student protests. Now he's a government minister.

NPR  

He was recently leading Bangladeshi student protests. NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Nahid Islam, one of the Bangladeshi student protesters who is now serving as a minister of the country's interim government after their former prime minister fled. Now he is leading two ministries within Bangladesh's interim government. CHANG: Well, Minister Islam, if we called you back in one year …

U.N. Chief calls for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh
5 months ago

U.N. Chief calls for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh

The Hindu  

The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has called for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh and urged the interim government to make every effort to be inclusive. “The Secretary-General welcomes efforts to restore calm and organise parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, with the support of an interim government,” the statement issued by Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, on Monday read. …

Sheikh Hasina's Stay In India Won't Affect Bilateral Ties, Says Bangladesh Interim Govt
5 months ago

Sheikh Hasina's Stay In India Won't Affect Bilateral Ties, Says Bangladesh Interim Govt

ABP News  

Bangladesh's newly installed interim government on Monday said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's stay in New Delhi would not affect the bilateral relations with India. The briefing was the first diplomatic engagement of the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh days after Sheikh Hasina's resignation on August 5. 'No Plan On Banning Awami League' Earlier today, Bangladesh Home Minister …

Bangladesh Interim Govt Has No Plan To Ban Sheikh Hasina's Awami League
5 months ago

Bangladesh Interim Govt Has No Plan To Ban Sheikh Hasina's Awami League

ABP News  

Bangladesh's new home minister Sakhawat Hossain on Monday said the Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus-led new interim government, now running the country, had no intention of banning ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party. Addressing the reports about a possible ban on Hasina's political outfit, the violence-hit South Asian country's new Home Minister Sakhawat Hossain said, "The party has made …

After Hasina: Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future
5 months ago

After Hasina: Cautious optimism for Bangladesh’s future

Al Jazeera  

By all quantifiable measures, Bangladesh’s now deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was the most entrenched, dominant and brutal dictator the country had seen since its independence. What lies ahead for Bangladesh An interim caretaker government headed by one of Hasina’s nemeses, Dr Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s only Nobel laureate, was sworn in on August 8, three days after Hasina fled. Gobinda …

Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh when elections are called, son says
5 months ago

Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh when elections are called, son says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh …

Did Sheikh Hasina’s good economics lead to political disaster in Bangladesh?
5 months, 1 week ago

Did Sheikh Hasina’s good economics lead to political disaster in Bangladesh?

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is traumatized by the turn of events since August 5, when she had to flee to India as both the Bangladesh Army and Police stood down on rampaging protests all over the country. Three days later, Sheikh Hasina is at Hindon Air Force base near Delhi and has no immediate plans to …

Islamic fundamentalism, targeted attack against Hindus: Chaos in Bangladesh signals dangerous times ahead
5 months, 1 week ago

Islamic fundamentalism, targeted attack against Hindus: Chaos in Bangladesh signals dangerous times ahead

Op India  

Immediately after Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, scenes of thousands of violent protesters storming the compound of her residence, stealing her utensils, sarees, undergarments and flashing them as war booty and subsequently scaling the iconic parliament building brought us a glimpse of the ominous times that lies ahead for Bangladesh, another nation where democracy was snuffed …

Bangladesh crisis: Sheikh Hasina flees amid massive protests; President releases Khaleda Zia | Top updates
5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh crisis: Sheikh Hasina flees amid massive protests; President releases Khaleda Zia | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Hours after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid violent anti-government protests, Army chief general Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that the military would form a caretaker government to restore peace and order in the country. Follow LIVE updates Bangladesh crisis: Sheikh Hasina flees amid massive protests; President releases Khaleda Zia At least 300 people, including policemen, died during …

What’s next for Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation?
5 months, 1 week ago

What’s next for Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation?

Al Jazeera  

A new era is forming in Bangladesh after protests drove out the premier and forced her to flee the country. After 20 years in power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled Bangladesh amid widespread protests, with her government’s violent crackdown on dissent killing several hundred people and fuelling public anger. What began as student demonstrations against job quotas …

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country; army chief announces interim govt
5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country; army chief announces interim govt

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned in the face of massive public protests that left more than 300 people dead since last month, as army chief Gen Waker-uz-Zaman announced that an interim government will be formed to govern the country. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, which was leading the protests, called on people across Bangladesh to join a ‘March …

Who is Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ex-PM who left country amid protests?
5 months, 1 week ago

Who is Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's ex-PM who left country amid protests?

Hindustan Times  

Amid violent protests in the country, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and left the capital Dhaka. Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh prime minister after protesters stormed her residence in Dhaka. Daughter of Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina has been the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s history with close to three decades in office combined. …

'Bangladesh Runs Risk Of Becoming Pakistan': Sheikh Hasina's Son's Warning Amid Turmoil
5 months, 1 week ago

'Bangladesh Runs Risk Of Becoming Pakistan': Sheikh Hasina's Son's Warning Amid Turmoil

ABP News  

The son of Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that the country runs the risk of becoming like Pakistan one again and added that he would continue to fight for democracy. We will continue to fight for democracy in Bangladesh,” US-based Sajeeb Wazed Joy said in a post on X. Wazeb Joy, who is also an information and …

Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees country as unrest widens
5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh’s prime minister resigns and flees country as unrest widens

LA Times  

Protesters celebrate after getting the news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday. Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s departure threatens to create even more …

Bangladesh PM resigns, interim govt to be set up: army chief
5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh PM resigns, interim govt to be set up: army chief

China Daily  

A demonstrator runs next to a vandalised police box during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug 4, 2024. DHAKA -- An interim government will be set up to run Bangladesh after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned Monday amid protests in the South Asian country, …

Sheikh Hasina’s tainted legacy after two-decade rule in Bangladesh
5 months, 1 week ago

Sheikh Hasina’s tainted legacy after two-decade rule in Bangladesh

The Telegraph  

Ms Hasina was first elected to power in 1996, having endeared herself to voters with a water-sharing deal with India and a peace deal with tribal insurgents in the south-east of the country. But just five years later she lost her title to her former ally, Begum Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, amid criticisms of alleged corrupt business …

Photos: Bangladesh PM flees the country after weeks of deadly protests
5 months, 1 week ago

Photos: Bangladesh PM flees the country after weeks of deadly protests

NPR  

Photos: Bangladesh PM flees the country after weeks of deadly protests toggle caption Anik Rahman/AP Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down after tens of thousands of protestors converged in the capital Dhaka demanding her resignation. This follows the weeks of protests over job quotas that saw clashes between protestors and ruling party supporters, and several instances of police brutality. …

Low Voter Turnout, Apathy Mar Bangladesh’s Local Elections
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Low Voter Turnout, Apathy Mar Bangladesh’s Local Elections

The Diplomat  

A few years ago, Tahsin Irteza, a 23-year-old university student, obtained his National Identity Card from Bhandaria, an upazila in Pirojpur, Barisal division, where he was born and raised. Especially among young people, I believe there’s a lack of motivation to participate in a process they perceive as rigged and unfair, resulting in diminished enthusiasm and excitement about the upcoming …

Bangladesh PM Hasina surveys destruction as unrest recedes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh PM Hasina surveys destruction as unrest recedes

The Hindu  

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept on July 25 as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of deadly unrest, as student leaders weighed the future of the protests that sparked the disorder. Last week's violence killed at least 193 people, including several police officers, according to an AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals, in one of …

Bangladesh unrest: Over 500 arrested in Dhaka, uneasy calm across country
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh unrest: Over 500 arrested in Dhaka, uneasy calm across country

Hindustan Times  

More than 500 people, including some opposition leaders, have been arrested in Dhaka over violence that has wracked Bangladesh and killed 163 people since students started protesting against civil service hiring rules, police said Monday. "At least 532 people have been arrested over the violence" since the unrest began, Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk Hossain told AFP. 'Freedom fighter' quota …

Explained: Why re-election of Narendra Modi is good for India-Bangladesh ties
7 months, 1 week ago

Explained: Why re-election of Narendra Modi is good for India-Bangladesh ties

Op India  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached New Delhi from Dhaka on the afternoon of 8th June to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his historic third consecutive term. The relationship between Bangladesh and India has reached unprecedented levels of cooperation and mutual respect under the visionary leadership of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh …

Election Results 2024 updates: Sonia Gandhi unanimously elected as Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson
7 months, 1 week ago

Election Results 2024 updates: Sonia Gandhi unanimously elected as Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson

The Hindu  

The principal opposition party in the Lok Sabha, Congess, today held its meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee, where the members unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to take the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, former party president Sonia Gandhi was unanimously re-elected as the chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party. At a meeting of party …

Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term
1 year ago

Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term

Hindustan Times  

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in for a fifth term on Thursday after a landslide victory in an election boycotted by the opposition. Sheikh Hasina, the newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Bangladesh Awami League. Hasina's ruling Awami League party won nearly three-quarters of elected seats in parliament, with allied parties and friendly independent …

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for fifth term, replaces foreign minister
1 year ago

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for fifth term, replaces foreign minister

India TV News  

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted by the main opposition BNP and its allies. Hasina has dropped some heavyweights like foreign minister AK Abdul Momen, finance minister AHM Mostafa Kamal, planning minister Abdul Mannan, …

Addressing the discontent in Dhaka
1 year ago

Addressing the discontent in Dhaka

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi has enough reason to cheer Sheikh Hasina’s victory in the Bangladesh elections. PREMIUM Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepts greetings from the assembled media and election observers during a press conference, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka. The US State Department on Monday pointed to the crackdown on political dissent in Bangladesh to …

The US and UK say Bangladesh's elections extending Hasina's rule were not credible
1 year ago

The US and UK say Bangladesh's elections extending Hasina's rule were not credible

The Independent  

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The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible
1 year ago

The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political violence that preceded Sunday’s election in which Hasina’s party won more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats while turnout was …

Bangladesh's election sees the nation's iron lady Sheikh Hasina tighten her grip on power
1 year ago

Bangladesh's election sees the nation's iron lady Sheikh Hasina tighten her grip on power

ABC  

When Mohammad Sajal Hussain's father died in custody under suspicious circumstances, he didn't tell anyone. His father, Fazlur Rahman Kajol, was picked up by police two months ago in mass arrests targeting thousands of opposition activists rallying against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government. For more than three decades, Mr Rahman had been an outspoken organiser of the Bangladesh …

PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on election victory in Bangladesh
1 year ago

PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on election victory in Bangladesh

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called up Sheikh Hasina, who was re-elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and congratulated her on her victory in the January 7 election. “Spoke to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her on her victory for a historic fourth consecutive term in the parliamentary elections.we are committed to further strengthen our enduring and people-centric partnership …

‘People-centric partnership’: PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on re-election
1 year ago

‘People-centric partnership’: PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on re-election

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on her election victory, saying India is committed to strengthening its “people-centric partnership with Bangladesh”. Sheikh Hasina, the newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Bangladesh Awami League, gestures during a meeting with foreign observers and journalists at the Prime Minister's residence in Dhaka …

‘Historic 4th consecutive term’: PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on poll win
1 year ago

‘Historic 4th consecutive term’: PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on poll win

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on her fourth consecutive victory in the parliamentary election. “Spoke to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her on her victory for a historic fourth consecutive term in the Parliamentary elections. Former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia's BNP had participated in the 2018 general elections, boycotted the polls …

The good cheer in Bangladesh polls
1 year ago

The good cheer in Bangladesh polls

Hindustan Times  

Amidst a boycott by the Opposition, Bangladesh voted on Sunday. This is good news for Delhi since India-Bangladesh ties have done well under her: Trade has boomed, there is better road and rail connectivity between the two countries, and the two nations agree on the threat terrorism poses to South Asia. A politically stable Bangladesh, with continuity in policies, augurs …

Why re-election of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina is good news for India
1 year ago

Why re-election of Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina is good news for India

Op India  

On Sunday, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina clinched her fourth consecutive term and secured another five years in office. Bangladeshi prime minister wins fifth term Sheikh Hasina has defeated her token opposition to become the country’s longest-serving leaderhttps://t.co/XkhH2jGamO pic.twitter.com/Xns7CPKsDx — RT January 7, 2024 While speaking about the development, Bangladeshi Law Minister Anisul Huq said, “We have continued the democratic …

Bangladesh’s democracy is strained as Hasina wins a 4th term in a boycotted, low turnout vote
1 year ago

Bangladesh’s democracy is strained as Hasina wins a 4th term in a boycotted, low turnout vote

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has swept to power for a fourth consecutive term in Bangladesh, following an election on Sunday that was boycotted by opposition parties and marked by violent protests and international scrutiny. Hasina’s victory, widely seen as inevitable, came amid low voter turnout at 41.8% in a severely contentious climate that saw opposition members jailed …

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