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Hindus among four from minority communities elected to Bangladesh parliament

February 15, 2026 admin

A file image of the Bangladesh Parliament, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Photo Credit: PTI Four candidates from minority communities, including two Hindus, won in the recent general elections in Bangladesh, with all being nominees of the BNP, which is set to form the government on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Nitai Roy…

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Watch: From exile to power: Who is Bangladesh’s new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

February 13, 2026 admin

Bangladesh’s February 12 election marks a dramatic political shift, with the BNP surging ahead and Tarique Rahman poised to return to power after nearly two decades in exile. The vote follows the 2024 uprising and a reshaped political landscape. Source link

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Bangladesh election results LIVE: ‘Serious questions’ about integrity of results, says Jamaat-e-Islami

February 13, 2026 admin

A significant contest will take place in Dhaka-8 where BNP’s strongman Mirza Abbas is being challenged by National Citizen Party’s Nasiruddin Patowary. Leading prime ministerial hopeful Tarique Rahman, 60, is confident his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) can regain power, but he faces a stiff challenge from the Muslim-majority country’s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami. A total…

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Polling ends in Bangladesh for parliamentary election and referendum for constitutional changes

February 12, 2026 admin

Bangladesh completed polling for the general election and referendum for constitutional changes on Thursday (February 12, 2026). Polling started in 36,031 election centres at 7.30 a.m. and ended at 4:30 p.m. with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) accusing Jamaat-e-Islami, leader of an 11-party alliance, of intimidating voters in various locations. In total, 2,028 candidates are…

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Polling ends in Bangladesh for parliamentary election and referendum for constitutional changes

February 12, 2026 admin

Voters stand in the queue at a polling station on the day of the 13th general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh deployed more than nine lakh security personnel across the country as the general election and referendum for the July Charter started on Thursday (February 12, 2026)….

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India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy has largely failed: Roman Gautam

February 12, 2026 admin

As Bangladesh and Nepal hold crucial elections — on February 12, 2026, and March 5, 2026, respectively — following dramatic youth-led uprisings, the outcomes will be closely watched, for they will not only reshape domestic politics in the two countries but also impact regional dynamics. Speaking to The Hindu, Roman Gautam, Editor of Himal Southasian, reflects on the political churn in the region,…

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Bangladesh elections 2026: Will hand over power to elected government fast, says Yunus

February 10, 2026 admin

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said the impact of the referendum on adopting the principles of the July Charter will influence a generation and called upon voters to come out and vote in favour of the Charter. File | Photo Credit: Chief Adviser’s Press Wing via ANI The February 12 election is not just a…

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For minorities, Bangladesh’s election is a litmus test of security

February 7, 2026 admin

‘Pranto Das Gupta, a 22-year-old from Bangladesh’s minority Hindu community, is preparing to cast his first vote in the upcoming national elections. Living in Dhaka, around 300 km from his ancestral village in Satkania, Chattogram, Mr. Gupta plans to travel home to vote with his family on February 12, as the country heads into its…

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Bangladesh elections: BNP promises to end ‘border killings’ by BSF, seeks fair share of cross border rivers

February 7, 2026 admin

Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman during an interview with Reuters ahead of the national election, at his Gulshan office, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A week before the election and referendum in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) launched its manifesto announcing that its foreign…

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Pre-election violence shadows Bangladesh’s polls as 127 million prepare to vote

February 6, 2026 admin

On January 28, supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami became embroiled in a dispute over front-row seating at a programme in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district, triggering a violent clash. At least 65 people were injured, and a Jamaat upazila secretary was killed. Police and army personnel were present at the scene but…

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