Dhaka/New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has declared a resounding triumph in the country’s first general election since the 2024 student-led uprising that toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government. In an official post on X, the BNP highlighted its “long struggle” to restore democratic voting rights, acknowledging the sacrifices of countless leaders and activists who endured enforced disappearances and repression under previous regimes…
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New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Bangladesh’s deposed premier Sheikh Hasina criticised her country’s election held on Thursday as “an exercise in industrial-scale administrative manipulation and numerical fraud”, and sought its annulment. Calculating the percentage of voter participation against the total number of electors, as updated by the Bangladesh Election Commission from time-to-time on Thursday, she pointed out that while the turnout was low initially, later figures “presented highly i…
Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) Tarique Rahman, the chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) who is set to become the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh, returned to the country in December last year after 17 years of self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom amid a deepening political crisis. The 60-year-old is the eldest son of former Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman and three-time Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.With the Awami League unable to participate in elections following the suspension of its reg…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Even as the last ballots are being accounted for in a mandate that seems sweeping the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) towards an overwhelming victory, the country’s 13th national election will remain among its most consequential, and contentious.As the results started reflecting the trend late on Thursday night, the refrain – from on-ground reports in Dhaka to its High Commission in New Delhi – was that the outcome was going along “expected lines”.Opinion po…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to form the next government in Bangladesh. In the elections held on February 12 in the absence of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, the BNP is headed to a landslide victory, while the Jamaat-e-Islami is likely to finish a distant second. India has hoped for a BNP win as it is easier to do business with them than the Jamaat, which is perceived to be anti-India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first to congratulate BN…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won the elections with a thumping mandate. On February 12, the country voted for the first time since the uprising that led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. Simultaneously, the people of Bangladesh were asked to decide on a constitutional reform package under the “July National Charter” (Constitutional Amendment) Implementation Order 2025. Local media reports said that a majority of the participating voters supported the reform p…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed the 13th Parliamentary election held in the country on Thursday as “farcical” while expressing gratitude to the citizens, including women and minority communities, for rejecting the polls. Condemning the “so-called” election organised by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, Hasina said the administration that seized power “illegally and unconstitutionally”, orchestrated a “well-planned farce”. She underscored …
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) As voting during the 13th Parliamentary elections continues in Bangladesh on Thursday, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) spokesperson Mahdi Amin stressed the importance of maintaining strong relations with all countries, including those in the neighbourhood. Commenting on how he perceives the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in fostering a strong and vibrant Indo-Bangladesh relationship, Amin told IANS, “For Bangladesh, it’s very important to maintain as good rela…
Dhaka, Feb 12 (IANS) Bangladesh’s interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus cast his vote in the 13th parliamentary elections on Thursday, describing the day as one of “great joy”, calling it “the birthday of the new Bangladesh”, local media reported.Addressing reporters after voting at Gulshan Model High School and College in Dhaka, Yunus urged citizens to take part in both the parliamentary election and the referendum.In a nationwide address a day before the polls, Yunus called the ele…
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…