Bangladesh is moving towards a more diversified foreign policy as its ties with China deepen, signalling Dhaka’s ambition to emerge as a more independent strategic actor in South Asia while reducing its
Bangladesh is moving towards a more diversified foreign policy as its ties with China deepen, signalling Dhaka’s ambition to emerge as a more independent strategic actor in South Asia while reducing its
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Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization’s Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her position following fraud investigations by the UN agency and
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Ousted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared that she will return to Bangladesh before the end of the year, dismissing a death sentence handed down against her in absentia and
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A controversial new trade framework with the United States has thrust Bangladesh into the sharpening geopolitical contest between Washington and China, forcing Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to navigate one of the most
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Unofficial results from Bangladesh’s parliamentary election suggest a comfortable win for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), signaling a potential shift in the country’s political landscape. As of early Thursday morning, Jamuna TV
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Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said his party will not compromise on any major issue affecting the country’s democratic process, particularly the right to vote, as polling took place in the Dhaka-15
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The United States has expressed concern over China’s expanding influence in South Asia and is preparing to offer Bangladesh’s next government defence equipment from the U.S. and its allies as alternatives to
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir cast his vote on Thursday morning in the Thakurgaon-1 (Sadar) constituency, describing the election as a decisive moment that will determine the
More China’s influence in Bangladesh is expected to grow further after this week’s national election, following the 2024 ouster of long-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina, whose government had close ties with India. According
More Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial contender, Tarique Rahman, has rejected an offer to form a post-election unity government with his main rival, saying his party expects to secure a clear mandate when the
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Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, is attempting a dramatic political comeback ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, reshaping its image from a long-stigmatized force into a potentially powerful contender. The party, which
More A student-led political party that emerged from the protest movement which ousted Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has struck an electoral alliance with Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, a move that has sparked
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Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to resign midway through his term, telling Reuters he has felt “humiliated” and sidelined by the interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad
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The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Monday expressed deep concern over the death sentences handed down by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal against former Prime Minister Sheikh
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Bangladesh is on edge as the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prepares to announce today, on Thursday, November 13, the date of its verdict in the case
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