DHAKA: Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has accused a section of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt of favouring a “particular political party”, ahead of parliamentary polls, and claimed the environment in the country is not conducive to hold a free and fair election.The JeI, which was a coalition partner of BNP during its 2001-2006 […]
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died on early Tuesday at the age of 80. A dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades, Zia remained the key rival of Sheikh Hasina, the long-serving leader now living in exile in New Delhi after being forced to flee amid nationwide […]
Sheikh Hasina (PTI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina reacted to the death of student leader Sharif Usman Hadi, accusing the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of presiding over “lawlessness” and claiming the violence reflects a breakdown of governance that has worsened since her ouster.In an email interview with ANI, Hasina said the killing of […]
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin announced the poll schedule in a pre-recorded televised address, setting Dec 29 as the last date for filing nomination papers. Election campaign will begin on Jan 22 and will end on Feb 10 at 7.30am. Voting in all 300 parliamentary constituencies will take place on Feb 12, he said.Hasina’s […]
DHAKA: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment in three cases filed over the Purbachal plot scam in Dhaka by the special judge court here on Thursday. Her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul received five-year jail sentences each in one of the three cases.Hasina – in […]
Sajeeb Wazed (Image/X@sajeebwazed) Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed, on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that the United States exerted pressure on the family following the former Bangladesh prime minister’s ouster and July 2024 unrest. He said Washington’s approach had shifted and that there had been a “distinct change” under the Trump administration.Speaking to ANI, Wazed said there […]
Sheikh Hasina (PTI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeed Wazed said on Sunday that his mother is “upset, angry, outraged” as the country awaits a crucial court verdict that could sentence her to death. He warned that supporters of the Awami League will block next year’s national election if the party’s ban […]
Describing India as Bangladesh’s most important ally, former PM Sheikh Hasina urges the Indian government India to press upon Dhaka to respect democratic norms and not disenfranchise millions of Bangladeshis. Hasina has been in India since her ouster in August last year and her political fate could be decided by a special tribunal verdict on […]
Muhammad Yunus (ANI image) Bangladesh’s interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday announced that Dhaka will hold a national referendum on implementing the landmark “July Charter” for state reform on the same day as its parliamentary elections in February 2026. The charter, drafted following last year’s deadly student-led uprising, aims to reshape the country’s political […]
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she fled the country on August 5 last year “out of necessity”. She claimed that remaining in Bangladesh, which was battling widespread protests against Hasina, would have endangered her life and the “safety of those around her”.“Staying would not only have put my life in danger, but […]
