Bangladesh Politics
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Bangladesh: Awami League slams ‘politically motivated’ charges against Hasina’s son
Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Friday condemned the arrest warrant issued by the country’s “so-called” International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against…
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Bangladesh: Civil society group raises alarm over ‘misuse’ of defamation cases
Bangladesh’s civil society platform, Nagorik Coalition, has expressed serious concern over the alleged misuse of defamation and harassment cases targeting…
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia receiving proper treatment: Doctors
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is receiving treatment prescribed for her and is likely…
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Process fails test of judicial fairness: Awami League rejects Dhaka court’s verdict against Hasina, family
The Awami League on Monday rejected the verdict by a Dhaka court against former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and…
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina, family members sentenced to jail in graft case
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison over irregularities in the…
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Bangladesh: Jamaat raises doubts over free and fair conduct of Feb 2026 polls
As the political crisis deepens ahead of next year's election in Bangladesh, radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami cast doubts on the…
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s son expresses desire to return as her health condition worsens
Meanwhile, local media on Saturday reported that Khaleda Zia's health condition has further deteriorated, with the BNP chief remaining under…
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Bangladesh: 25 injured as BNP, Jamaat workers clash during election campaigning
At least 25 people were injured in Bangladesh after a violent clash erupted between workers of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party…
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European rights and advocacy groups slam ICT verdict against Sheikh Hasina
Five European international organisations have denounced International Crimes Tribunal's (ICT) judgement against Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demanded…
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Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over crimes against humanity charges
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday pronounced a death sentence for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after it found…
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Yunus regime’s nervousness shows its growing fear of Awami League’s resurgence in Bangladesh’s politics: Report
Awami League's recent lockdown programme in Dhaka has been a success, with people staying in homes and limited movement of…
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Former Bangladesh PM Hasina denounces ICT trial as politically motivated ‘hatchet job’
Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has dismissed the country’s International Court Tribunal (ICT), which is set to deliver its…
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Islamist parties hold protests in Dhaka, demand implementation of July Charter before polls
In a growing political conflict ahead of next year's elections in Bangladesh, seven Islamist political parties, including radical Islamist party…
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Bangladesh: Arrest warrants issued for Hasina, others in enforced disappearance cases
Additionally, several former officials of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), including lieutenant generals and major generals, were named…
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Bangladesh: Awami League warns of democratic crisis after Yunus’ remarks reveal ‘contradictions’
Bangladesh’s Awami League party alleged that Chief Advisor to the interim government Muhammad Yunus’ recent statements have once again exposed…
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From Dhaka to Ankara: ISI pushes Bangladesh into new strategic axis against India
Bangladesh, which is facing turmoil following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, is now cozying up to Turkey.
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Bangladesh Awami League bashes Yunus regime over crackdown on its processions
Bangladesh's Awami League party strongly condemned the attacks on its processions, arbitrary arrests, and repression targeting its party leaders and…
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Bangladesh: 244 Awami League leaders, activists arrested for holding flash processions
At least 244 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations were arrested by Bangladesh police after…
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Muhammad Yunus, Shehbaz Sharif meet on UNGA sidelines, discuss trade, economic ties
Bangladesh interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of…
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European delegation visits B’desh amid growing attacks on democracy,human rights: Awami League
The remarks were made during the ongoing visit of the EU's five-member delegation to Bangladesh from September 16 to 18,…
