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Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami said Saturday it had accepted the “overall outcome” of the election won by the rival nationalist party, despite earlier having alleged problems with the vote count. Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman, 67, had said on Friday (February 13, 2026) he would “seek redress” from the commission, with his party alleging “inconsistencies…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to form the government in Dhaka after a landslide victory, but jubilation is also palpable at the Jamaat-e-Islami headquarters, as the party-led alliance has secured 77 seats. As the country prepares for its first elected government since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster in August 2024, the road ahead remains…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), after 20-years, is set to stake claim to form government in Bangladesh by winning over 200 seats in Bangladesh general elections. Tarique Rahman, son of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, is poised to become Bangladesh’s prime minister, revealed senior politicians in BNP. Mr. Rahman won…
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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…
On the walls of Dhaka University, a slogan captures the political mood: “Delhi na Dhaka? Dhaka Dhaka.” The graffiti highlights the question — should it be Delhi [ruling] or Dhaka [ruling]? The chant, which gained prominence during the July 2024 uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, targeted her government, accusing it of maintaining power…
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Shafiqur Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami party leader speaks during a Jamaat-led alliance rally ahead of Bangladesh’s general election in Dhaka on February 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP In an indirect message to India, the leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party has said the upcoming election will show ‘red card’ to the ‘pro-hegemony’ forces in Bangladesh. Addressing…
Late Sharif Osman Hadi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Bangladeshi mission in Geneva had sent a diplomatic note requesting the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to support a “fair, impartial and expeditious” probe into the killing, the interim government’s press wing said. “The note requests technical and institutional assistance…
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‘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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Bangladeshi women stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh is set to hold its 13th national parliamentary elections and a referendum on reforms on February 12, 2026, amidst a highly volatile political climate. With the once-dominant Awami League not participating in…
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Son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zamia, completed all necessary procedures for voter registration and the issuance of a National Identity Card (NID) at the ECI on December 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman submitted his nomination papers on Monday (December 29,…
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