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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
TopicSheikh Hasina

Topic: Sheikh Hasina

Molotov cocktails hurled at polling booths, BNP workers clash with cops as Bangladesh heads to polls

Bangladesh's top cop says 'saboteurs had planned to create panic among public on election day by causing loud explosions or attacking polling booths using Molotov cocktails'.

‘Let the dead not vote’ — Opposition BNP says Bangladesh polls ‘rigged in favour of ruling Awami League’

BNP has said ‘false votes should not be cast in the name of the dead like in previous polls’. Party is also distributing pamphlets asking citizens not to vote in Sunday’s national elections.

Bangladesh elections have pitted the West against Sheikh Hasina. But she has Modi’s support

The UK’s BBC has described the Bangladesh elections as a ‘one-woman show’, while the US’ Associated Press says Sheikh Hasina ‘threatens democracy’.

King parties, fugitive prince, comeback queen—is 2024 Bangladesh election rigged?

Among 382 independent candidates in Bangladesh elections, 152 have chosen the eagle as their poll symbol. It's either Awami League's winning strategy or the opposition's.

Days before Bangladesh polls, Nobel laureate Yunus gets 6-month jail term for ‘labour law violations’

Labour court gives Yunus, three others one month to file an appeal in high court to challenge judgement. They will also not need to go to prison immediately.

Bangladesh has discarded secular 1971, gone back to Islamic 1947. Polls won’t end this fight

The idea of an Islamic East Bengal was preached only by orthodox groups. Now, intellectuals, activists and even some Leftist politicians hark back to 1947.

Safe minorities, ‘smart Bangladesh’, Dalit & transgender uplift: Awami League releases poll manifesto

PM Sheikh Hasina says ‘Bangladesh will be established as a high-middle-income country by 2031 and a developed one by 2041’. Bangladesh headed for national polls on 7 January.

Delhi-Dhaka ties up for debate. Are they best friends or will Chinese red line write them off

The discussion at Delhi's IIC was all about the legitimacy of the upcoming Bangladesh polls, US & India's position on Dhaka politics, and what Chinese influence means.

Bangladesh’s main opposition party calls for boycott of Jan election, demands Hasina to step down

With its top leaders either jailed or in exile, opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has been calling for Hasina to resign and for a neutral authority to replace the government.

Smart Bangladesh or Sharia — For Hindus, it’s Hasina or an abyss this election

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

On Camera

Mamata Shankar stuck in Dark Ages. Gen Z showing India there’s no one way to wear a saree

In an interview with Anandabazar Patrika Shankar waxed eloquent about her many objections to the pallu not covering the bosom area of Gen Z women. She called them ‘women of the street’.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.