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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…
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…
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…
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…
Officials mark the thumb of a voter with ink during the casting of vote in the general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday (January 5, 2025) said that almost 180 million people have been denied their voting rights and…