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Bangladesh unrest: Over 500 arrested in Dhaka, uneasy calm across country
5 months, 2 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 …

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Reform candidate who urged people to vote BNP in 2010 quits
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Reform candidate who urged people to vote BNP in 2010 quits

The Telegraph  

Reform UK’s candidate running in Kemi Badenoch’s seat has resigned after historic comments emerged in which he urged people to vote for the BNP. ‘I’ve got no excuses’ Mr StClair-Armstrong made the comments on a blog he called the “Joli Triste” in 2010. I don’t like the English Defence League.” He then said he would tender his resignation, adding: “I …

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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 …

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On Bangladesh election day, PM Sheikh Hasina's ‘terror organisation’ remark on Opposition party
1 year ago

On Bangladesh election day, PM Sheikh Hasina's ‘terror organisation’ remark on Opposition party

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took a jibe at the opposition's Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which boycotted the general elections being held on Sunday, and called it a “terrorist organisation”, adding she was trying to ensure the nation remained democratic. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina "The BNP is a terrorist organisation," she said after casting her vote soon after the voting …

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Bangladesh Election LIVE: Sheikh Hasina wins for the fifth time
1 year ago

Bangladesh Election LIVE: Sheikh Hasina wins for the fifth time

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina casts her vote in the country's general elections, in Dhaka. Bangladesh election LIVE: Bangladesh on Sunday began voting in the 12th general elections at 8 am local time and will continue till 4 pm. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her Awami League-led …

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Bangladesh Election LIVE: Sheikh Hasina wins for the fifth time
1 year ago

Bangladesh Election LIVE: Sheikh Hasina wins for the fifth time

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina casts her vote in the country's general elections, in Dhaka. Bangladesh election LIVE: Bangladesh on Sunday began voting in the 12th general elections at 8 am local time and will continue till 4 pm. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her Awami League-led …

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Hasina wins Bangladesh vote, but low turnout and opposition boycott raise doubts over its legitimacy
1 year ago

Hasina wins Bangladesh vote, but low turnout and opposition boycott raise doubts over its legitimacy

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by former premier Khaleda Zia refused to accept the election outcome, saying Bangladeshi …

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Fear of violence looms over a contentious Bangladesh election as polls open
1 year ago

Fear of violence looms over a contentious Bangladesh election as polls open

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 Voters in Bangladesh began casting …

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Bangladesh general election underway with main Opposition boycotting polls, PM Hasina casts vote
1 year ago

Bangladesh general election underway with main Opposition boycotting polls, PM Hasina casts vote

India TV News  

Bangladesh Elections 2024: General elections in Bangladesh are currently underway amid isolated incidents of pre-poll violence and boycotting of elections by key opposition leaders. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is expected to win a fourth straight term in the absence of the main Opposition BNP, has cast her vote. Bangladesh is a member of the UN and also a signatory …

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Prime minister’s party wins overwhelming majority in Bangladesh as opposition boycotts vote
1 year ago

Prime minister’s party wins overwhelming majority in Bangladesh as opposition boycotts vote

LA Times  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, or BNP, led by former premier Khaleda Zia refused to accept the election outcome, saying voters …

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Bangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election
1 year ago

Bangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, a BNP senior official, repeated his party’s demand for Hasina to resign, calling the …

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‘Vote doesn’t count’: Bangladesh’s ‘bizarre’ election tests ties with West
1 year ago

‘Vote doesn’t count’: Bangladesh’s ‘bizarre’ election tests ties with West

Al Jazeera  

The nation of 170 million people votes on Sunday in elections that the main opposition has boycotted and whose credibility the West has questioned. “Most of these voters are very excited about casting their first votes,” said Nasim, “And by holding the election on time, we are giving them this opportunity.” Nasim also said that since the BNP wasn’t able …

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Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition
1 year ago

Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition

Al Jazeera  

Bangladesh is holding general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her Awami League-led alliance, despite overseeing an economy that required an international bailout last year. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party of ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is boycotting the polls after Hasina denied its …

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Bangladesh polling booths set ablaze, opposition starts election strike
1 year ago

Bangladesh polling booths set ablaze, opposition starts election strike

Al Jazeera  

Police say unidentified arsonists have set fire to at least five primary schools, including four polling stations. Polling booths were set on fire in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday’s general elections, hours after four people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a commuter train. Police on Saturday said unidentified arsonists set fire to at least five primary …

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Bangladesh holding ‘sham’ election: Exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman
1 year ago

Bangladesh holding ‘sham’ election: Exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman

Al Jazeera  

The son of jailed two-time PM Khaleda Zia defends his party’s boycott of Sunday’s vote, saying it has a ‘predetermined’ outcome. Bangladesh’s election will be a “sham” designed to cement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule, says exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman, defending his party’s boycott of Sunday’s vote. Rahman is heir to one of the country’s two main political dynasties …

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How Sheikh Hasina's life and politics has shaped Bangladesh
1 year ago

How Sheikh Hasina's life and politics has shaped Bangladesh

Firstpost  

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will face a general election on Sunday, a vote she is all but certain to win. “Hasina has one very powerful quality as a politician — and that is to weaponize trauma,” said Avinash Paliwal, a senior lecturer specializing in South Asian strategic affairs at SOAS University of London. What followed was a decades long …

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India’s tough vote in Bangladesh: Hasina over China, Joy Bangla over Jamaat
1 year ago

India’s tough vote in Bangladesh: Hasina over China, Joy Bangla over Jamaat

Firstpost  

That Sheikh Hasina remains India’s best bet in Bangladesh shows, at one level, the failure of diplomatic imagination or intent on its part In the coming Bangladesh elections, India does not have the luxury of NOTA, even if it secretly wishes it did. That Sheikh Hasina remains India’s best bet in Bangladesh shows, at one level, the failure of diplomatic …

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Sanctions threat looms over Bangladesh’s garment sector ahead of elections
1 year ago

Sanctions threat looms over Bangladesh’s garment sector ahead of elections

Al Jazeera  

Garment manufacturers worry a one-sided national vote could lead to economic sanctions for the nation and them. Dhaka, Bangladesh — Weeks after turbulent wage-hike protests and subsequent factory closures, Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry, a key revenue earner for the nation, is dealing with a new phase of anxiety: “possible” economic sanctions by the country’s Western partners. It was just a …

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‘Won’t join farcical vote’: Bangladesh opposition leader ahead of election
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Won’t join farcical vote’: Bangladesh opposition leader ahead of election

Al Jazeera  

A day before nominations end for Bangladesh’s January 7 parliamentary election, the country’s leading opposition party has confirmed that it will not participate in the vote, citing irregularities by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, told Al Jazeera there is “no chance of us participating in the election” until …

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Bangladesh police break up anti-PM protest with tear gas, rubber bullets
1 year, 2 months ago

Bangladesh police break up anti-PM protest with tear gas, rubber bullets

The Hindu  

The police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at huge crowds of Bangladesh Opposition supporters on Saturday to break up a giant protest against the Prime Minister, with one officer killed and scores of people injured in several hours of violent clashes in central Dhaka. One officer was killed and more than 100 injured, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman Faruk …

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No EU election team for Bangladesh amid concerns over free and fair vote
1 year, 3 months ago

No EU election team for Bangladesh amid concerns over free and fair vote

Al Jazeera  

Several Western governments express concern over the political climate as Bangladesh is set to hold elections in January. The European Union will not deploy a full election observer team to Bangladesh, citing a lack of “necessary conditions”, prompting the opposition to declare that the polls would not be fair. The South Asian nation’s opposition has staged a series of protests …

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Bangladesh promises free, fair polls after US warns of visa curbs
1 year, 7 months ago

Bangladesh promises free, fair polls after US warns of visa curbs

Al Jazeera  

Dhaka assures of free elections, due by January 2024, after the US says it would restrict visas to Bangladeshis who undermine the vote. Blinken said the US was supporting “free, fair and peaceful national elections” and would target either pro-government or opposition supporters in the deeply polarised nation. “The holding of free and fair elections is the responsibility of everyone …

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Can Bangladesh’s Election Commission Act to Boost Its Credibility?
1 year, 8 months ago

Can Bangladesh’s Election Commission Act to Boost Its Credibility?

The Diplomat  

In February 2023, Bangladesh’s Election Commission marked its first year in office. Since Bangladesh is less than a year away from holding its next general election, it is pertinent to assess the challenges the EC faces in organizing a national election that is acceptable to all political parties as free and fair. In recent times, major liberal democracies and Bangladesh’s …

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Bangladesh's Opposition party holds massive anti-government rally demanding resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina
2 years, 1 month ago

Bangladesh's Opposition party holds massive anti-government rally demanding resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh's main Opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party on December 10 held a “grand rally” in capital Dhaka, demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and fresh elections. The party activists chanted “Sheikh Hasina is a vote thief" as the party leaders addressed the rally eastern part of the capital Dhaka city. Police arrested several senior …

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