The country’s largest Islamist party, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has emerged as a strong opposition, winning as many as 68 seats. This is a threat to BNP.
New Delhi: Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister called for the cancellation of the elections held Thursday, labelling the whole exercise as a “farce”...
Kaniz Suborna Swarnali ended her life after killing her infant son. She had reportedly exhausted every legal avenue to secure the release of her husband, a leader of Chhatra League.
Hasina openly called for removal of govt & issued blatant incitements to her loyalists & public to carry out acts of terror for derailing polls, Bangladesh foreign ministry alleges.
The 60-yr-old musician's family alleges inadequate medical care. No inquiry yet into circumstances of his death. Human rights groups have been calling for transparency in custodial deaths.
One big challenge that BNP faces today is the rise of its former ally, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. In the February 2026 polls, both parties are pitted against each other.
Bangladesh interim govt had banned activities of Awami League, led by ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, in May this year. Five US Reps express concerns in joint letter to Chief Adviser Yunus.
In interview with ThePrint, info minister in Hasina’s govt accuses Yunus of ‘dog-whistle politics’. ‘When Hindus were attacked, he tried to justify it by claiming them Awami League supporters.’
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
It doesnt augur well to publish propaganda. A simple google search or skimming through the Bangladeshi media will expose the untruths peddled in this article. The author claims that even BNP doesnt want to tag AL leaders as ‘genocidal’. However, as recent as 4 Dec 2024, two senior AL leaders Qamrul Islam and Amu were first called in for questioning before the Intl. Crimes Tribunal for allegations of ‘genocide’ and later arrested. What is this ? Mr Hussain, you are free to profess your “opinion” regarding issues but do not commit the harakiri of peddling misinformation cloaked in an article you try hard to present as objective. And mr. Shekhar Gupta, for a senior editor like you, it would bode well to see through the duplocity between real life events and what the author here is trying to portray.
Mr Hussain and the Print editorial team,
It doesnt augur well to publish propaganda. A simple google search or skimming through the Bangladeshi media will expose the untruths peddled in this article. The author claims that even BNP doesnt want to tag AL leaders as ‘genocidal’. However, as recent as 4 Dec 2024, two senior AL leaders Qamrul Islam and Amu were first called in for questioning before the Intl. Crimes Tribunal for allegations of ‘genocide’ and later arrested. What is this ? Mr Hussain, you are free to profess your “opinion” regarding issues but do not commit the harakiri of peddling misinformation cloaked in an article you try hard to present as objective. And mr. Shekhar Gupta, for a senior editor like you, it would bode well to see through the duplocity between real life events and what the author here is trying to portray.