West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Baharampur poll battle hinges on religious divide, with Congress veteran Adhir Chowdhury a key variableBaharampur's assembly seat faces a keen contest. Incumbent MLA Subrata Maitra, TMC's Naru Gopal Mukherjee, and former MP Adhir Ranjan Chowd...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus announces resignation, end of interim govtMuhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's interim leader, has stepped down. He handed power to an elected government. Tarique Rahman will lead the natio...
16 Feb, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
Bangladesh elections: BNP to formally request Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from IndiaThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said it will formally ask India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial, acco...
13 Feb, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly uprising, Sheikh Hasina's ousterBangladesh votes on Thursday in its first election since a deadly 2024 uprising. Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) i...
12 Feb, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
Bangladesh's Yunus to meet key parties as pressure growsBangladesh's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, is set to meet with the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami leaders amid escalating political turmoil. Thi...
24 May, 2025, 12.40 PM IST
Bangladesh's interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus threatens to resign amid turmoil: ReportProfessor Muhammad Yunus, the chief of Bangladesh's interim government, is contemplating resignation due to the failure of political partie...
23 May, 2025, 08.29 AM IST
Bangladesh's high growth under ousted Sheikh Hasina was 'fake', says interim head Muhammad YunusMuhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government, criticised the previous administration's allegedly fake economic growth and corrup...
24 Jan, 2025, 10.10 AM IST
Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus announced that general elections will be held in late 2025 or early 2026. Yunus, who formed a go...
16 Dec, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
Hasina 'destroyed everything', will hold election after ushering in reforms: YunusBangladesh's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, vows to overhaul the nation's governance, economy, and judiciary before holding elections. He ...
04 Dec, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
An army chief, a college student and a law professor: The key people who will shape Bangladesh’s futureMuhammad Yunus has been appointed to lead an interim government in Bangladesh following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The new...
11 Aug, 2024, 12.31 PM IST
2024 LS Polls: India keeps close watch as several neighbours head to pollsIndonesia President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, finishes his two-term Presidency this year. Jokowi's son is a vice-presidential candidate...
06 Jan, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
India, Bangladesh want stability, love and peace instead of instability, terror and unrest in world: ModiPrime Minister Modi was speaking to the Matua community members after offering prayers at a temple in Gopalganj's Orakandi - the birthplace...
27 Mar, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina on course to be Bangla PM for third straight term despite ISI designsProminent winners included PM Hasina herself besides all leading members of her cabinet.
31 Dec, 2018, 09.18 PM IST
A landslide for Sheikh Hasina as opposition calls for repollsVoting percentage was in the range of 70%. In urban and rural area, first time voters and women formed large queues since morning to cast t...
31 Dec, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
Voting begins in Bangladesh amid violent opposition protests, 6 deadPolling began at 8am in 147 out of 300 constituencies in 59 districts of Bangladesh, officials said.
05 Jan, 2014, 11.07 AM IST
Male announces fresh polls on November 9, 16; international pressure on Waheed governmentNew Delhi asked permanent members of the UN Security Council and countries in the region to send a stern message to Male not to delay the e...
22 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Bangladesh votes two years after cancelled elections
Bangladesh was to vote under tight security in the first elections since campaign violence two years ago caused polls to be cancelled and a...
29 Dec, 2008, 05.13 AM IST