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TopicBangladesh elections

Topic: Bangladesh elections

Sheikh Hasina, her family won’t be allowed to vote in upcoming polls, says Bangladesh EC

The Election Commission blocked the NIDs of Sheikh Hasina, including 10 members of her family, on 16 February.

Interim govt committed to holding polls in Feb 2026, says Bangladesh law advisor

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'.

‘Bangladesh polls may not be held in February’—Hasina-era minister warns ‘Yunus may not walk the talk’

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.

One year after Hasina’s ouster, Yunus announces Bangladesh polls in February 2026

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.

Yunus govt cleared path, Bangladesh top court showed the way. Jamaat back in poll fray after 12 yrs

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.

Rahman’s ‘Bangladesh First’ is meant to outshine Hasina’s India love. Yunus wants to kill it

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.

India must find a way to drive Bangladesh toward ballot. Radicals taking it to pre-1971 days

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.

Bangladesh may hold next elections in late 2025 or 2026, says Chief Adviser Yunus

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

‘Bangladesh elections not free and fair’, says US, as Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League returns to power

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'.

Awami League fought Awami League in Bangladesh & won. Hasina should worry about an Arab Spring

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

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.