DHAKA: As Bangladesh prepares for the first election since the ouster of its long-serving ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, only 4 percent of the registered candidates are women, as more than half of the political parties did not field female candidates. The vote on Feb. 12 will bring in new leadership after an 18-month rule of […]
Read MoreDhaka said it was surprised and shocked that fugitive Sheikh Hasina, convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity, was allowed to address a public event in New Delhi, calling for the removal of the government and inciting terror to derail the upcoming general elections. “This clearly endangers Bangladesh’s democratic transition and peace […]
Read MoreThe International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Bangladesh will not take part in the 2026 T20 World Cup. The global governing body said Scotland will replace Bangladesh after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to play under the published schedule. The ICC made the announcement in a press release issued on Saturday evening, Bangladesh […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Bangladeshi politicians held election rallies across the country on Friday, as campaigning began for the hugely anticipated polls in February, the first since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh will hold general elections on Feb. 12, and the two main parties contesting it, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh […]
Read MoreBangladesh’s decision not to take part in the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India is no longer just a cricketing matter. It has become a complex issue involving security, diplomacy, economics and long-term cricket planning — with consequences that could extend well beyond a single tournament. The government’s position, for now, is […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: In her first address to a public gathering in India since leaving Bangladesh in 2024, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina launched a blistering attack on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of running an “illegal, violent” regime and plunging the country into what she described as an age of terror, lawlessness and democratic […]
Read MoreDHAKA: Campaigning began Thursday for Bangladesh’s first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere ahead of Feb. 12 election, which is seen as the most consequential in Bangladesh’s history as it follows Hasina’s ouster and is […]
Read MoreThe Bangladesh cricket team will not travel to India to play in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul told journalists after a meeting with the players and officials of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today (22 January). He said the decision not to take part in the World Cup […]
Read MoreBy Masum Billah Dhaka, Bangladesh – For the first time in his life, Abdur Razzak, a 45-year-old banker in Bangladesh’s Faridpur district, believes the political party he supports has a real chance of coming to power as the leader of a governing alliance. Campaigning for the Jamaat-e-Islami party’s “scales” symbol in his town, Razzak said […]
Read MoreBy Biman Mukherji Bangladesh’s student leaders, one of the main driving forces behind the mass protests that brought down former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024, now face an uncertain political future. Despite their central role in the uprising, the youth movement has been granted only a small share of parliamentary seats under a new […]
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