Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) Bangladesh’s February elections demonstrated how engagement with historical memory by political actors can shape public perception and influence voting behaviour. Voters with strong ties to the Bangladesh 1971 Liberation War favoured parties perceived as upholding its legacy, while rejecting those linked to anti-liberation forces, a report said on Monday.According to an editorial in leading Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo, in the lead-up to the 2026 parliamentary elections, …
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Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) Extending greetings to the people of Bangladesh on Pohela Boishakh marking the Bengali New Year, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that “anti-liberation and unconstitutional” forces have repeatedly sought to undermine the festival — a trend she said continues to persist.”Pohela Boishakh is the foremost festival of Bengali national heritage. On this day, with the message of renewal, people awaken in joy, leaving behind sorrow, decay, failure, and gloom. W…
Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed rising violence against women and children with little sign of improvement despite the presence of stringent legislation such as the ‘Women and Children Repression Prevention Ordinance’, the Awami League highlighted on Monday citing various critics. According to the party, critics noted that a total of 776 rape cases were reported in the 13 months leading up to February 2026, raising serious concerns about public safety.The figures, it said, come d…
Dhaka, April 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League expressed serious concerns over actions of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government , warning that the continuation of policies initiated under former Muhammad Yunus led interim government pose a grave threat to the country’s democratic culture and a healthy political environment.The Awami League sharply criticised the recent ban on the party through a bill in the parliament, which stems from an ordinance promulgated in 2025 duri…
Brussels, April 9 (IANS) Bangladesh’s persistent failure to ensure effective restitution for Hindus, coupled with escalating attacks on the minority communities during the 18-month tenure of the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, has sparked concerns over the protection of their fundamental rights, a report detailed this week. According to Brussels-based EU Reporter, the situation could test the ruling Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and his stated commitments …
Dhaka, April 9 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has strongly denounced a parliamentary bill that effectively bans the party, terming the move a “disgraceful act” and a direct attack on democratic norms. The remarks came after the parliament passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2026 on Wednesday without altering the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 issued by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.Under the ordinance, the interim government amended the anti-terrorism law to…
Dhaka, April 8 (IANS) With Bangladesh’s measles outbreak having claimed over 128 lives already since March 15, including mostly children, Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat on Wednesday accused the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of cancelling several public welfare initiatives introduced by the Sheikh Hasina-led government, including the national immunisation programme. The former Bangladesh Minister stressed that the previous interim government must be held responsible for le…
Dhaka, April 7 (IANS) Bangladeshi police on Tuesday arrested senior Awami League leader and former Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the country’s first woman to hold the post, according to local media reports.Confirming the development, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Media) NM Nasiruddin said she was taken into custody from her residence in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi early Tuesday morning.Addressing the journalists, Nasiruddin said that Chaudhury is currently undergoing…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s return to electoral politics has done little to settle the deeper questions surrounding its democratic future. The February 12 victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) may have produced a government, but it has not resolved the growing crisis of political exclusion, institutional imbalance, and the steady contraction of democratic space. At the center of this concern lies the exclusion of major political actors from the democratic process. The Awami League, one of …
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Since the arrest of former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his then colleague, ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, for their reported role in the September 2025 firing that left many dead in Kathmandu, mixed reactions have been coming from the Himalayan nation over administrative exercise and intent.Pressure had been building ever since a probe agency submitted its findings and recommendations to the interim government on March 8. There were growing calls to make …