Topic: Bangladesh elections

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.

It is for Hasina to show the world that even though the State religion is Islam, Hindus can live in peace in Bangladesh.

Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party has called a three-day hartal from Tuesday to protest against what it terms the Hasina govt's violent crackdown on protests for her resignation.

Bangladesh exploded with violence in July. The BNP has taken to the streets to win polls. It is reminiscent of the post-poll violence when it won in 2001.