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Bangladesh Parliament unanimously elects new Speaker and Deputy Speaker
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Bangladesh's 13th Parliament unanimously elected veteran BNP leader Hafizuddin Ahmed as Speaker and Barrister Kayser Kamal as Deputy Speaker. Following the BNP's recent election victory, the two leaders were sworn in by President Shahabuddin in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Tarique R
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"Foreign forces trying to destabilise Bangladesh, BNP's responsibility to
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The 2026 Bangladesh general election, held on February 12, marked a major political shift in the country's history.
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Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman appoints Khalilur Rahman as Foreign Minister
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After the allocation of the ministerial roles, the government issued an official order announcing that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would take responsibility for three ministries: the Cabinet Division, the Ministry of Defense, and the Armed Forces Division.
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BNP chairman Tarique Rahman to take oath as Bangladesh PM today
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman will take the oath as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, along with elected MPs, on Tuesday, as politics in Dhaka enters a new dawn following PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster in 2024.
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"We must remain united": Tarique Rahman after BNP's decisive election triu
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BNP chief Tarique Rahman urged national unity after his party's decisive parliamentary election victory. Calling it a mandate for democracy, he thanked supporters and warned of challenges ahead, citing a fragile economy and weakened institutions. The BNP-led alliance won 212 seats. Rahman
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"New PM of B'desh will think of lifting ban on Awami League:" Former India
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Sikri, in a conversation with ANI, said that although the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's alliance and Jamaat-e-Islami's alliance were neck to neck, the former performed well.
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Sheikh Hasina calls Bangladesh polls "disgraceful chapter", seeks Yunus' r
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Sheikh Hasina challenged the legitimacy of Bangladesh's February 12 elections, calling them a "disgraceful chapter" for democracy. She alleged manipulation, unrealistic turnout figures, and irregularities, and demanded annulment of the polls, Muhammad Yunus's resignation, release of polit
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"BNP slightly more responsible than Jamaat-e-Islami": Congress leader Udit
Updated : 6 days, 23 hours ago IST
"Sheikh Hasina's party was barred from contesting the elections. It was the only party that used to be liberal. Now, it includes Shafiqur Rahman and Tariq Rahman. One is led by the BNP, and the other by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. Both are now radical," Raj told ANI.
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Sheikh Hasina slams National Polls in Bangladesh, calls it "well-planned f
Updated : 6 days, 23 hours ago IST
The Awami League on Thursday strongly condemned the 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh, calling it a "well-planned farce" orchestrated by Chief Adviser of the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, and demanded the reinstatement of the party along with the release of politica
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Bangladesh votes amid uncertainty after historic political shift
Updated : 6 days, 23 hours ago IST
Senior political analyst Chris Blackburn, speaking to ANI, described the current period as transformative. "Well, I think what we're seeing in Bangladesh, it's a historic sort of generational shift," he said. "We've seen obviously that Sheikh Hasina fell in 2024, but we've also seen the deat
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Bangladesh interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus casts vote in historic ele
Updated : 6 days, 23 hours ago IST
Yunus, who heads the interim government overseeing the poll, voted around 10:00 am (local time), joining millions of Bangladeshis participating in the country's first election in the wake of last year's political upheaval. The vote is widely seen as a pivotal step in restoring democratic
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First-time voters praise smooth process and calm atmosphere at polling boo
Updated : 6 days, 23 hours ago IST
From the early hours of the morning, long queues signalled strong enthusiasm among residents and those from surrounding areas eager to participate in the democratic process.
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