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Polls, pledges and the path ahead!

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Well, the eyes of the world are on Bangladesh, with almost all international news bulletins containing at least one reference to the forthcoming elections. Most people feel that at ... Read More


BNP will do better in next election, says Nazrul

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Nazrul Islam Khan, chairman of the election management committee of the BNP, has voiced hope that the party will secure better results in future polls than it did in the Feb 12 elect... Read More


Open-back truck parade through DU blasts parodies celebrating Islamists' 'election defeat'

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Leftist students have paraded through the Dhaka University (DU) campus on an open-back truck, playing satirical songs to celebrate the "defeat" of Jamaat-e-Islami in most seats in th... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur threatens street protests over 'vote manipulation', post-election attacks on activists

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has threatened to take to the streets if steps are not taken immediately to address allegations of vote rigging and stop post-election attacks o... Read More


India PM Modi congratulates Tarique Rahman on 'decisive' election victory

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated BNP leader Tarique Rahman on his party's victory in Bangladesh's parliamentary elections. In a post on X on Friday, Modi descr... Read More


Jatiya Party shut out in Rangpur stronghold as Quader, Patwary finish 3rd

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The Jatiya Party has failed to secure a single seat in Rangpur, long regarded as the party's stronghold, in the Feb 12 election. In a major setback, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader ... Read More


Awami League office unlocked a day after election by Panchagarh BNP leader

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- A day after the BNP's landslide victory, a party leader in Panchagarh reportedly unlocked an Awami League office that had been shuttered, allegedly by Jamaat-e-Islami activists. A v... Read More


Man beaten to death after allegedly severing youth's hand in Pathorghata village

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- A man has been beaten to death by an angry crowd after he reportedly hacked a youth and severed his hand in Barguna's Pathorghata. The "mob" later looted and then carried out an ars... Read More


BNP sweeps Sheikh Hasina's stronghold of Gopalganj

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The BNP has swept Gopalganj, winning all three parliamentary constituencies in Sheikh Hasina's home district. The results mark a dramatic shift in a region long regarded as an Awami... Read More


BNP is poised for power in Bangladesh with absolute majority

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- For a second time, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is poised to form a majority government following a mass uprising. The party is returning to power after two long decades a... Read More