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Topic: Awami League

‘We will protect Hindus at all costs’, says Bangladesh home minister ahead of January elections

Sheikh Hasina government’s secular credentials are questioned every time Hindus are attacked in Bangladesh. “Won’t let terror succeed,” her Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan insists.

‘Jail Killing Day’ — when Bangladesh’s four founding leaders were assassinated in jail

Four senior Awami League leaders, who played a crucial role in the 1971 war for Bangladesh's liberation, were assassinated in Dhaka Central Jail on 3 November 1975.

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for third consecutive term

Sheikh Hasina took oath as the prime minister after her Grand Alliance won 96 per cent seats in the recently concluded Bangladesh election.

‘Over-managed’ elections tarnish image of rising star Bangladesh

Few governments anywhere will celebrate Sheikh Hasina's re-election. An illiberal democracy is no less dangerous just because it happens to be run by a liberal.

PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on winning Bangladesh elections

Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh's founder has won a historic fourth term as prime minister in the country's 11th parliamentary elections.

Bangladesh’s Hasina gains early vote lead in bid for fourth term

The results put Sheikh Hasina, 71, in position to extend her rule as longest-serving premier since independence in 1971.

Bangladesh’s stability and growth come with a cost as elections loom

Companies are hoping Bangladesh's good economic times can endure the heightened volatility given its long history of political violence.

#FreeShahidulAlam: Hijacking hashtags is changing the way Twitter wars are fought

People who support famous Bangladesh photographer's arrest are using the same hashtag as critics to justify the move.

Student protests bring Dhaka to a standstill, leave Bangladesh in chaos in election year

A bus accident left two dead, and students took to the streets to protest. Nearly a week later, PM Sheikh Hasina has urged them to ‘go home’.

India to help Bangladesh produce films on PM Hasina, her father Mujibur before polls there

The proposal is seen as an indication of New Delhi’s interest in supporting Bangladeshi PM’s bid for the third term in power.

On Camera

Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

The sweeping statements by Film Federation of India Oscar jury dismiss the urban Indian woman’s life, and struggles, as foreign.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?