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Dhaka University's Bangabandhu Hall renamed Shahid Osman Hadi Hall
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Dhaka University renamed the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall to Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi Hall, days after Hadi, convenor of Inqilab Moncho, a prominent student activist and a parliamentary candidate for the upcoming February 2026 national elections, died on December 18, 2025, in S
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Congress will turn this country into an Islamic nation if it comes to powe
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Ajay Alok on Monday accused the Congress of wanting to turn India into an Islamic nation. He claimed that the inclusion of the word 'secularism' in the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, under the Congress rule, was the first step in t
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Bangladesh blocks Sheikh Hasina, her family's IDs to prevent them from vot
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh's Election Commission has said that the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and her family members will not be able to vote in the upcoming national elections to be held in February next year, local newspapers reported on Thursday.
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Jamaat's victory in varsity polls dress rehearsal for national election, s
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mujahidul Islam Selim, a veteran communist leader, has termed the victory of Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing, Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming national elections.
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Bangladesh: Jamaat-e-Islami demands for reforms ahead of elections
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamic party in Bangladesh, demanded for reforms ahead of the national elections, scheduled for February next year.
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Bangladesh: Yunus hints at holding elections in early February
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, has hinted at holding national elections in early February next year.
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"Yunus has taken this decision without consulting parties": Former High Co
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On June 6, the Bangladesh interim government announced that the national election would be held in the first half of April 2026.
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"Every election is crucial in democracy": Former CJI Chandrachud cast vote
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking to ANI, the former CJI asserted that every election is crucial in a democracy. "When it comes to a particular election, everybody who is associated with it regards it as crucial. Whether it's Delhi, whether it's the national elections or the state elections, every single election is
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European politics shifts rightward in 2024 with rising influence of far-ri
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The political landscape in Europe has shifted to the right in 2024, with the rise of right-wing and far-right parties observed in European elections as well as national elections in countries like Portugal and Austria, as reported by Euronews on Tuesday.
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South Africa elections: ANC short of majority after 60 pc of votes, first
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The development comes two days after South Africa voted in national elections that could pose a big challenge to the ANC's political dominance after the apartheid ended in South Africa.
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30 years after end of aparthied, S Africans vote in elections where Mandel
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The ANC led by 66-year-old South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to seek one or more coalition partners to rule the country if it gets less than 50 per cent of the national vote. The ANC has won six consecutive national elections since 1994.
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LS Polls: Business tycoon Naveen Jindal to face triangular contest in Hary
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Jindal who defected from the Congress to BJP in March, had earlier represented the Kurukshetra parliamentary constituency from 2004-2014. However, he lost to BJP's Raj Kumar Saini in the 2014 national elections and was not fielded by the Congress in 2019.
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