Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent India at Tarique Rahman's swearing-in in Dhaka on February 17. Muhammad Yunus has invited leaders from 13 countries. The ceremony follows the BNP's landslide victory in the February 12 elections, which marked Bangladesh's first vote after the 2024
According to diplomatic sources, the list of invited countries so far includes China, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, India, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives, and Bhutan, reported Prothom Alo.
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
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday warmly congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman and the party on their emphatic victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Elections, describing the outcome as a clear triumph of democracy after a period of e
The Awami League on Thursday rejected Bangladesh's 13th National Parliamentary Election, terming it "illegal" and one-sided, accusing the current interim government under the Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus of being "unconstitutional".
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
As voting for the 13th Parliamentary Election and Constitutional Referendum concluded across 299 constituencies in Bangladesh on Thursday, Chief Adviser of the country's interim government Muhammad Yunus congratulated the nation for the peaceful and orderly conclusion of polls and referen
As voting continues to take place at 42,651 centres across Bangladesh, the Election Commission recorded a 32.88 per cent voter turnout, as reported by the Daily Star on Thursday.
Khaleduz Zaman, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate, who is running against BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, said, "The situation is not good because without a polling agent, in a separate room, someone is sealing the papers. It is totally disappointing. I have seen this in some places. We were hopeful
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
Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, met with multiple election observation delegations as the country heads into the 13th national elections, scheduled for tomorrow, February 12, nearly two years after the 2024 July Uprising.