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Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan predict Sheikh Hasina's triumpha
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As polling began, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan highlighted the importance of elections in the country and expressed confidence in his party's victory in the election, with Sheikh Hasina becoming the PM for the fifth time.
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"We will win": Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed confident of Awami League's
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"We are very excited and eagerly waiting for this moment. PM has just submitted her vote. The whole is coming to the centres and voting...We will win, I am 100 per cent confident. I will win and my PM will come back to power for the fifth time," he said.
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina praises India on voting day, highlights New Delh
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In her message to India, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, ''We are very lucky...India is our trusted friend. During our Liberation War, they supported us...After 1975, when we lost our whole family...they gave us shelter. So our best wishes to the people of India."
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"Democracy should continue in this country": Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh g
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"Our country is sovereign and independent...We have a big population. We have established people's democratic rights...I want to make sure that democracy should continue in this country and without democracy, you can't make any development. As we are a long-term democratic system from 200
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"Elections are sometimes turbulent": Bangladesh Chief Election Commissione
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
On the deployment of law-enforcement agencies in Bangladesh ahead of general elections, the country's Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habib-ul Awal has said that the elections are not always peaceful and sometimes become turbulent, which is why the forces are deployed to maintain law and
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"De-stability will be disastrous": Bangladesh FS Momen on general election
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid pre-poll violence in Bangladesh, Foreign Secretary, Masud Bin Momen on Saturday called for political stability in the country and warned that any de-stability will be disastrous for this huge population.
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Bangladesh: Opposition BNP calls for 48-hour nationwide "hartal" ahead of
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Ahead of the January 7 general elections in Bangladesh, the main opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued a call for a 48-hour nationwide 'hartal' (general strike) commencing on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "illegal government,"
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Three-member team from Election Commission of India lands in Dhaka ahead o
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to an official from the Bangladesh Embassy in Delhi, "three senior members of the Election Commission of India is among those who have landed in Dhaka as part of the international election observer."
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Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan to contest election from hometown con
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangladesh Star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, currently captain of the one-day team, is contesting from his hometown constituency, Magura, for the incumbent Awami League (AL) party, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
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Bangladesh polls: Sheikh Hasina's party manifesto pledges ongoing cooperat
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Specifically mentioning India-Bangladesh ties, the manifesto states, "The long-standing problem of demarcation of land boundaries and exchange of enclaves with India has been resolved. This achievement has encouraged continued multilateral cooperation and friendly relations with India." Read More
Bangladesh: Election Commission to deploy army ahead of parliamentary elec
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Zaman said, "The election commission (EC) wants us (armed forces) to be deployed to stage a free and fair election in a healthy atmosphere. We ensured them of all out support."
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PM Sheikh Hasina accuses BNP of causing famine in Bangladesh
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to be the reason behind famine in the country, according to Dhaka Tribune.
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