Why Bangladesh’s opposition is boycotting the election | Elections
NewsFeedBangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win Sunday’s controversial election , after the main opposition party said they were boycotting it.Published On 5…
Bans and boycotts: The troubled history of Bangladesh’s elections | Elections News
On Sunday, Bangladesh, a nation of 170 million people, will go to the polls to elect a new government in the country’s 12th general election.…
The year of elections – Is 2024 democracy’s biggest test ever? | Elections News
It’s the year of the vote. Countries that are home to nearly half of the world’s population will pick their governments in elections in 2024…
As opposition boycott tarnishes vote, young Bangladeshis seek new narrative | Elections News
At a technology centre in Bangladesh’s capital, young women huddle around a computer, discussing a coding issue. Many of them make the daily trip to…
Bangladesh elections mark a pro-China tipping point in South Asia | Politics
The year 2024 will witness key elections to choose democratic governments across the world, and the season begins with the Bangladesh election on January 7.…
Bangladesh holding ‘sham’ election: Exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman | Elections News
Bangladesh’s election will be a “sham” designed to cement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule, says exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman, defending his party’s boycott of…
‘Dummy’ candidates, coerced voting: Inside Bangladesh’s election ‘charade’ | Elections News
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Hasanul Islam Ador, an elected representative in a rural area in southern Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, was taken aback when a group…
Bangladesh cricket star Shakib Al Hasan’s election run divides hometown | Elections
Dhaka, Bangladesh – In Magura, a sleepy town in southwest Bangladesh, about 168km (104 miles) from capital Dhaka, more than a thousand people are gathered…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in prison for labour law violations, prosecutors say, for what he says…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case | Courts News
The microfinance pioneer is accused by PM Sheikh Hasina of ‘sucking blood’ from the poor, but supporters say charges politically motivated. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus…