BNP to pursue 'economy-based foreign policy' if voted to power in upcoming election: Tarique RahmanTarique Rahman, tipped to be Bangladesh's next prime minister, has declared an 'economy-based foreign policy' and a 'Bangladesh First' appr...
04 Feb, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Bangladesh set for polls, reform referendum amid uncertain voter moodBangladesh is heading for a crucial election and referendum. The Awami League is barred from contesting, leaving the BNP as a frontrunner. ...
31 Jan, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Bangladesh: BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, Khaleda Zia's son, lands in Dhaka amid growing unrestRahman, the 60-year-old son of ailing former premier Khaleda Zia, has emerged as a leading contender for prime minister in the upcoming Feb...
25 Dec, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
Political landscape heats up in Bangladesh ahead of electionsIn the upcoming election, the ailing former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia's BNP are emerging as the main political force. Bangladesh Jam...
13 Dec, 2025, 08.41 AM IST
Bangladesh police arrest Liberation War veteran, critic of Yunus-led interim govtBangladesh police arrested Abu Alam Shahid Khan, a 1971 Liberation War veteran and critic of Muhammad Yunus's interim government, amid a cr...
08 Sep, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
Shoot me and bury me here: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's words before her ousterAs the Bangladeshi military compelled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign after a violent student uprising last year, she erupted...
28 May, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Interim govt in Bangladesh extends military's magistracy powerBangladesh's interim government extended the magistracy power of military forces for 60 more days amid nationwide unrest. The armed forces,...
13 Mar, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
Who is Meher Afroz Shaon, the Bangladeshi National Film Award winner detained for conspiring against the state?Bangladeshi actress Meher Afroz Shaon has been detained by police for questioning on charges of conspiring against the state. Shaon has bee...
07 Feb, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
Bangladesh's Election Commission to probe Awami League-era national electionsBangladesh's Election Commission will investigate the issues in past elections, particularly the controversial ones held in 2014, 2018, and...
04 Jan, 2025, 07.28 PM IST
Bangladesh cancels key national days linked to Liberation War and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, sparking outrageBangladesh’s interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, has sparked controversy by canceling eight national days related to the Liberation ...
17 Oct, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Bangladesh Riots: Why are thousands of students protesting against PM Sheikh Hasina? Is Pakistan Army, ISI behind unrest?Bangladesh Protest News: Bangladesh's student protests over a government job quota system evolved into a large-scale anti-government moveme...
06 Aug, 2024, 03.00 PM IST
Policeman killed, more than 200 injured in violence as tensions escalate in Bangladesh ahead of electionsThe opposition party has been mounting protests to press their demands for months though their ailing leader, Khaleda Zia, a two-time premi...
28 Oct, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
Pentagon, Congressmen voice concern over status of democracy in BangladeshBangladesh is an important security partner with strong potential to enhance regional stability and advance US interests in South Asia.
13 Feb, 2019, 08.30 AM IST
Sheikh Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM for third consecutive termHasina, who had included representatives from the Awami League's allied parties in the previous cabinets, has not picked any of them in her...
07 Jan, 2019, 06.18 PM IST
PML-N nominates Hamza Shahbaz as Punjab CMShahbaz Sharif has already been nominated for the post of prime minister against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's Imran Khan.
14 Aug, 2018, 01.16 PM IST
One can choose his bride or groom but cannot change neighbours: Moudud Ahmed, BNPThe IS is not visible in Bangladesh and the terrorists carrying out the strikes could be homegrown though some of them may have internation...
26 Jul, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
Khaleda Zia remains confined as BNP enforces nationwide blockadeWitnesses said more policemen were deployed around the office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief in upmarket Gulshan area in the cap...
06 Jan, 2015, 03.38 PM IST