Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the next government in Bangladesh following a decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary election, the party’s chairman, Tarique Rahman on Saturday emphasised the need to maintain law and order “at any cost” and urged everyone to cooperate in building a safe and humane nation, the local media reported. Rahman, who is set to become the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh after his party secured an absolute majority i…
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New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) With the recent poll verdict overwhelmingly favouring the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and its Chairman Tarique Rahman all set to assume the office of Prime Minister, there is much interest in him as a person and politician. Much of it has arisen due to his long absence from home, and earlier in Bangladesh, being largely involved in backroom operations. Several video clips circulating on social media have caught him in different moods. In one, he is found telling …
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) Voters in Bangladesh this week chose equilibrium over extremism, democracy over doctrinaire politics, and sovereignty over subtle subservience with the results reflecting their silent revolt against extremism and pro-Pakistan politics, a report has highlighted. “History has a way of returning, though rarely in the same uniform. Bangladesh’s 2026 election was not merely a transfer of power; it was a verdict on identity. When voters handed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP…
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) set to form the next government in Bangladesh following a decisive victory in the 13th Parliamentary election, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami alleged that the results in some constituencies were rigged, local media reported.Addressing a press conference at the party office in Dhaka, Jamaat Chief Shafiqur Rahman claimed that since Friday night, residences of leaders and workers of the Jamaat-led 11-party electoral allian…
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his wishes on the party’s historic victory in the general elections, adding that it looks forward to engaging “constructively” with India to advance the “multifaceted relationship” and shared commitment to peace in the region. In a post on X, the BNP said, “Thank you very much, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We greatly appreciate your kind acknowledgement of Mr Tarique Rahman’s leaders…
Dhaka, Feb 14 (IANS) A bomb explosion and a clash claimed three lives in Bangladesh on Friday and Saturday following the country’s national parliament election on Thursday, said the police. At least two people were killed and three others injured in an explosion that occurred early Saturday morning in Bangladesh’s Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of the capital Dhaka.Md Nure Alam, a local police official, told journalists that the blast happened around 5 am local time while crude …
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The completion of the Bangladesh elections has come as a major relief not only for the people of the neighbouring country, but for India as well. However, Indian agencies are closely watching the areas in which the Jamaat-e-Islami registered major victories along the West Bengal border.Ties with Bangladesh had literally come to a standstill under Muhammad Yunus and now with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) Tarique Rahman set to take over as Prime Minister, New …
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…
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Calling the outcome “a good day for Bangladeshi democracy,” former White House South Asia official Lisa Curtis said the largely peaceful conduct of Bangladesh’s elections offers hope, but warned that the rise of Jamaat-e-Islami and deep institutional damage leave “a lot of questions” ahead.“Well, I think today is a good day for Bangladeshi democracy,” Curtis told IANS in an exclusive interview as the results of the elections showed a remarkable victory for…
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…