Leaderless and lost: Awami League faces its darkest hour as it struggles post Hasina's exitThe Awami League, a dominant force in Bangladesh politics, faces a leadership crisis after the ousting of Sheikh Hasina. Her departure amid...
03 Sep, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Bangladesh to hold general elections on January 7: election commission chiefThe political violence in the last two weeks killed at least five people, including a policeman. Over 200 people were wounded and dozens of...
15 Nov, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
Shahabuddin Chuppu set to become next Bangladesh president"The Election Commission (EC) has received his (Chuppu's) nomination paper submitted by Bangladesh Awami League," a spokesman of the indepe...
12 Feb, 2023, 07.14 PM IST
Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu set to become next Bangladesh president"The Election Commission (EC) has received his (Chuppu's) nomination paper submitted by Bangladesh Awami League," a spokesman of the indepe...
12 Feb, 2023, 03.29 PM 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
India should be wary of radicalisation of Bangladesh’s polityWhile observers may view the return to power of Sheikh Hasina, widely perceived to be pro-India, as a welcome development, each of the abov...
07 Jan, 2019, 08.26 AM 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
Voting ends in Bangladesh election marred by violenceThe voting started at 8 AM (local time) and ended at 4 PM. The results would be announced within 24 hours.
30 Dec, 2018, 04.09 PM IST
Sheikh Hasina predicted to win power for 3rd consecutive term: Economic Intelligence UnitIn the country report on Bangladesh, published on December 4, EIU stated that the Awami League will win the next polls by majority principa...
14 Dec, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
Khaleda Zia's 'fugitive' son is now BNP's acting chiefThe verdict also sentenced Zia's "fugitive" eldest son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP's) senior vice president Tarique Rahman as he ...
09 Feb, 2018, 05.50 PM IST
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina reelected Awami League chiefThe Awami League came to power in December 2008 polls and returned to power in the January 2014 polls for a second successive term.
23 Oct, 2016, 08.14 PM IST
Rallies banned, security tightened in BangladeshSuperintendent of Police Harunur Rashid said an indefinite ban was imposed on all gatherings from 2 pm until further notice.
26 Dec, 2014, 08.32 PM IST
Awami League set to clinch over three-fourth majority in pollsBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party is likely to form the next government after securing majority in recent polls.
06 Jan, 2014, 12.42 PM IST
Awami League sweeps Bangladesh polls; 21 killed in violenceAwami League swept general election in Bangladesh which were marred by deadly clashes, low turnout and a boycott by opposition parties, eve...
06 Jan, 2014, 09.55 AM IST
BNP chief Khaleda Zia asks India to respect 'aspiration' of BangladeshisZia also thanked western countries, China and Japan for trying their best to break the political deadlock in Bangladesh.
13 Dec, 2013, 03.02 PM IST
Awami League to go ahead with polls despite opposition boycottThe BNP issued a fresh ultimatum today, asking the interim government to accept its demands to install a non-party caretaker set-up by tomo...
04 Dec, 2013, 06.05 PM IST
Bangladesh's Awami League to go ahead with polls despite threats of boycottThe Awami League-led grand-alliance has decided to go ahead with the January 5 general elections in Bangladesh.
04 Dec, 2013, 04.00 PM IST