Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent flowers and sweets to Tarique Rahman after his party’s sweeping victory in Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election, sources in the state government said on Sunday. Banerjee congratulated the citizens of Bangladesh, where she addressed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader as Tarique Bhai and conveyed greetings to the neighbouring nation ahead of the holy month of Ramzan.Banerjee called Tarique Rahman…
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Dhaka, Feb 15 (IANS) The members elected in Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election are set to take their oath of office on Tuesday, February 17, according to local media reports.The swearing-in ceremony will be administered in the morning by Chief Election Commissioner A.M.M. Nasir Uddin. Multiple sources from the interim government’s chief advisor’s office, the law ministry, and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is poised to form the next government, confirmed the develop…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) With Tarique Rahman set to take over as the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh, all eyes would be on how he deals with Pakistan. Since Muhammad Yunus took over as the caretaker of the interim government in Bangladesh, ties between Dhaka and Islamabad have seen a marked improvement.Yunus has been accused of giving away too much to Bangladesh.He eased visa norms while also giving Pakistan unhindered access to the Bangladesh seas, which security agencies say could be a poten…
Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) Around 68 per cent of people pressed the ‘yes’ option as Bangladesh held the July Charter referendum alongside the 13th Parliamentary elections, local media reported on Friday citing an Election Commission (EC) official. EC Senior Secretary Akhter Ahmed was quoted as saying that 4,80,74,429 people voted for ‘yes’ in the referendum while 2,25,65,627 people pressed the ‘no’ button. Announcing the unofficial results of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the nationwide…
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Friday congratulated the Prime Minister-designate, Tarique Rahman over the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) emphatic victory in the general elections in the neighbouring country, which was conducted on Thursday, with the results becoming clear on Friday morning.In a statement posted on the wall of her official social media handle, Chief Minister Banerjee also congratulated the people of Bangladesh for their participation …
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its chairperson, Tarique Rahman on their landmark win in the Bangladesh parliamentary elections.Taking to the social media platform X, Kharge posted, “On behalf of the Indian National Congress, I congratulate Mr. Tarique Rahman and the BNP for winning the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh share deep rooted bonds of history, language, cultur…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Violence erupted at several polling booths across Bangladesh on Thursday, leading to the death of a political leader as the voting was underway across the nation, local media reported. These incidents unfolded hours after polling began, reflecting the deteriorating law and order situation and volatile security landscape in Bangladesh.Amid the escalating violence, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, Mohibuzzaman Kochi, died at the Alia Madrasa polling station in Khul…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The much-awaited elections in Bangladesh finally got underway on Thursday, amidst incidents of vote theft and violence. Since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, ties between India and Bangladesh have soured considerably, with the interim government under caretaker Muhammad Yunus leaning more towards Pakistan and China.He has been under the control of Islamabad, as a result of which he has framed policies that were aimed at hurting India’s interests.India’s consistent posit…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Ahead of the elections in Bangladesh, the first since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, Intelligence agencies had warned of widespread violence. On expected lines, a wave of violence has been reported as polling began in the country today. Officials closely watching the developments say there is every chance this will end on a bitter note. Early Thursday morning, a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was stabbed, following which there were clashes. The B…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Bangladesh is poised barely two days away from one of the most consequential elections since its independence in 1971, with its 13th national election to be held on Thursday, February 12, to select its next government and a Prime Minister. A ban on the Awami League, ousted in August 2024 in a student-led protest, pits the contest primarily between two major groups, one led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the other by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. For years, Aw…