Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s upcoming national elections will not be free or fair, a senior American scholar said warning that the exclusion of major political parties has already stripped the process of democratic legitimacy.“There’s absolutely not gonna be free and fair elections in Bangladesh,” Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute think-tank, told IANS when asked about the credibility of the vote.Rubin said genuine elections require open competi…
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New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) When Muhammad Yunus was installed as the caretaker of the interim government in Bangladesh, he was accused by many of being a foreign agent. His actions over the last year and a half have proved all those allegations right as he has opened the country heavily to Pakistan and China. However, what many missed was a long-term game that Yunus has been playing with the help of foreign agencies, and that is to cling to power even after the elections are over. One of the first d…
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) With the law and order situation worsening in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus led interim government, political violence has continued to rise sharply across the country ahead of the February 12 national election as casualties in January increased significantly in comparison to December 2025, local media reported on Tuesday citing a Dhaka-based human rights organisation. In its latest findings, the rights group Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) recorded a surge in political viole…
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) As political tensions intensify ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 elections, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday accused the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami of distorting history, warning that the latter could one day claim that Ghulam Azam, the former Jamaat leader, proclaimed the country’s independence, local media reported. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the remarks during a programme in Dhaka, questioning Jamaat’s moti…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Bangladesh will go to polls this month and the battle is between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami. Although there are many more parties in the fray, experts say that only the BNP or Jamaat have the capability of winning. The ban on the Awami League following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina has been a dampener for many supporters. At first they had made it clear that they would be boycotting the elections. During the campaign, what is being noticed is…
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman sparked widespread condemnation after a recent post on his social media platform X claimed that women pushed out of their homes in the name of modernity are exposed to exploitation, moral decay and insecurity, describing it as “another form of prostitution,” a report said on Monday. However, hours later, the party alleged that the account had been hacked and denied Rahman’s involvement—a move t…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed more than 50 attacks on minority communities in recent times in addition to election-related violence, harassment, and killings of political leaders, activists and potential candidates, said media reports on Monday quoting a study.At least 15 political leaders and activists have been killed across the country in the last 36 days following the announcement of the schedule for the upcoming 13th national election, according to a study by Transparency…
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years’ imprisonment in connection with a corruption case linked to the Purbachal plot scam, while her niece and British Member of Parliament, Tulip Siddiq was given a four-year jail term, according to local media reports.According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), public prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam, Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 judge Md. Rabiul Alam delivered the judgment on Monday aft…
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) Two separate incidents involving the death of Awami League-linked leaders in Chittagong and Narsingdi have triggered fresh allegations of political repression and targeted violence under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, according to party sources and family members.In Chittagong, Abdur Rahman Mia, a 70-year-old Awami League leader and vice-president of Ward 24 (North Agrabad) of the Chittagong City Awami League, died in prison custody after being detained for nea…
Dhaka, Jan 31 (IANS) As political tensions intensify ahead of Bangladesh’s February 12 elections, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) said that neither the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) nor Jamaat-e-Islami deserves public trust, accusing both parties of failing to meet people’s aspirations during their respective periods in power, local media reported.Addressing a campaign rally at Konabari College Field in Gazipur district on Friday, the IAB chief Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim criticised the …