Weeks ahead of Bangladesh elections, Jamaat-e-Islami student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir sweeps Jagannath university polls, after Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University.
‘This is a not-so-subtle warning by the Jamaat to the BNP that no future government can be run without taking it along,' Bangladeshi journalist Sahidul Hasan Khokon told ThePrint.
The National Citizens Party that came out of the students’ movement, finds itself thoroughly discredited. It has now joined hands with the largest Islamist party in Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami.
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.
NCP's anti-Jamaat faction leader Mir Arshadul Haque has resigned before any final seat-sharing deal with Jamaat. NCP's Abdul Kader rues 'grave of youth politics' on social media.
Ahead of 2026 polls, BNP struggles to fill leadership void amid Tarique Rahman’s continued exile & Jamaat aims to reshape narratives while Awami League has lost public credibility.
Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Hefazat-e-Islam, & Jamaat-e-Islami had labelled music and PT as 'un-Islamic'. Yunus govt has offered no explanation for its move.
Jamaat secretary general Mia Golam Parwar says Hindus will vote for his party in the absence of the Awami League. Polls are scheduled for February next year.
If India wants a long-term, people-centric relationship with Bangladesh, it needs to shift gears — from paternalism to partnership, from anxiety to nuance.
Islami Chhatra Shibir wins 23 of 28 posts in DUCSU polls. Bangladesh Nationalist Party backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal draws a blank for 3 big posts. Awami League’s BCL banned from polls.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
Peaceful + Peaceful = Rest in peace.