Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has announced he is resigning to pave way for a new government elected several days ago. Speaking in a farewell broadcast to the nation on Monday, Yunus said ...

Bangladesh has delivered a decisive verdict, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) sweeping the parliamentary election and positioning Tarique Rahman to become the next prime minister. For Nobel ...

Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil The Bangladesh Nationalist party, led by Tarique Rahman, has won a sweeping victory ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has secured a majority victory in the country's first election since the Gen Z-driven uprising of 2024. The BNP won a two-thirds majority, enough to form the ...

Bangladesh is preparing for polls on February 12, the first election since the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina government in August last year. The Awami League (AL), the country's largest party, has been ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The Bangladesh Nationalist Party headed by the son of a former prime minister was projected to form the next government as the South Asian nation on Thursday held its first ...

After years of authoritarian rule, there is hope that this election in Bangladesh will put the country on a path to democracy. It is the first time people will be able to have their say since a mass ...

In the absence of the banned Awami League, the election is expected to see a tight bipolar contest between the BNP alliance and the other major bloc comprising 11 parties – including a curious mix of ...

Today’s elections in Bangladesh, the country’s first truly competitive electoral contest since 2008, will be a test of the democratic reforms that followed the student-led protests that ousted Sheikh ...

“We have got a tariff rate of 19% in the new trade deal with the U.S., which is good compared to our rivals like Cambodia and Indonesia but a clause in the deal has given us greater advantage as the U ...

Bangladesh is gearing up to hold its 13th general election, the first since the 2024 uprising that toppled longtime leader Sheikh Hasina’s “autocratic” regime and forced her into exile. More than ...