Topic: Bangladesh elections

Asif Nazrul adds that the govt is moving forward with 'all preparations' for elections & its commitment to hold elections in February next year remains 'unwavering'.

Speaking exclusively to ThePrint, Mohammad Ali Arafat alleges that even if polls take place, they will likely exclude Awami League, Jatiya Party & others in the 14-party alliance.

The Bangladesh Chief Adviser announced election timeline in a national address via state TV, BTV, and radio on the first anniversary of uprising that ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina.

Last week, Bangladesh’s Supreme Court overturned death sentence of senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Azharul Islam, acquitting him of war crimes charges dating back to 1971 war.

Will Tarique Rahman's 'anti-Delhi, anti-Pindi' mantra win BNP the Bangladesh election? Political slogans come with expiry dates, and there is no knowing when elections will be held.

For India, it is important that Bangladesh maintains strategic autonomy and upholds its secular-democratic credentials. The best way to achieve this is by ensuring a democratically elected government in Dhaka.

Muhammad Yunus said poll timing would largely depend on political consensus and the extent of reforms to be carried out before it.

US State Department spokesperson said Monday that the country was 'concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and reports of irregularities on election day'. US State Department spokesperson said Monday that the country was 'concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and reports of irregularities on election day'.

Whatever America’s game plan may be about Bangladesh, an opposition-mukt political space will only make things difficult for Sheikh Hasina going forward.

Even as Modi govt steadfastly backs the ruling Awami League and Hasina, experts say New Delhi risks putting all its eggs in one basket in the long-run.