DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Campaigning began Thursday for Bangladesh’s first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The major political parties ...

The Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, claimed victory Friday in the first elections held since the previous government was toppled in a student-led revolution in 2024.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has claimed victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning ...

Bangladesh is heading to the polls for the first time since student-led protests dramatically ousted its longtime leader, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, amid a brutal crackdown on demonstrators, ...

Just over two years ago, when Sheikh Hasina won an election widely condemned as rigged in her favour, it was hard to imagine her 15-year grip on power being broken so suddenly, or that a rival party ...

The recent activities of JI and the NCP indicate that the alliance will continue. As the opposition in the 13th Parliament, the positions of leader of the opposition, deputy leader, and chief whip ...

It's rare that oppressed nations find an interim leader who will chart a new path to freedom while refusing to hang onto power.

The leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party and prime ministerial hopeful Shafiqur Rahman has contested three elections and lost. This time, he hopes to finally win. Voters in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tarique Rahman has been sworn in as Bangladesh’s 11th prime minister with his 49-member cabinet, five days after his Bangladesh ...