Defeated leader Khaleda Zia rejects 'rigged' poll in Bangladesh

Defeated former premier of Banladesh Khaleda Zia has rejected the Parliamentary elections results saying that election was stage managed and rigged. In her first reaction to Monday's voting, Ms Zia said she...

Women cruise to a historic high in Bangladesh elections

Bangladesh elections results have put Sheikh Hasina led Awami league in the power and also elected a large number of women in National Parliament. A record number of candidates were trying their luck in the...

Sheikh Hasina wins majority in Bangladesh elections

The former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party won the ninth Bangladesh parliamentary election, the country’s election commission announced Tuesday. The primary results of 229 constituencies...

Record number of Women aspirants in Bangladesh elections

The women’s participation in politics in Bangladesh has always been very low and not many of them hold any elected office in Bangladesh. Although two of the top contenders to lead the country are women...

Bangladesh all set to hold elections on Dec 29, Explosives seized

Amidst tight security People in Bangladesh are all set to cast their vote to elect new government. This election has marked a new beginning in the Bangladeshi politics. The last time Bangladesh prepared for...

Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia willing to join a delayed election

With Bangladesh Election Commission extending the deadline for filing nominations  for the December 18 polls by three days, fresh parleys have begun between the Army-backed government and ex-Premier...

Ex-PM's son 'quits Bangladesh' for medical treatment

In a move that political analysts believe has electoral intentions, both the Ex Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and her son Tareque Rahman were released from prison. They have been in jail for corruption...

Bangladeshi-Begums

One of Bangladesh's two “battling begums” went on trial for extortion recently, as part of the emergency Government's plan to break their-stranglehold on politics. "Sheikh Hasina Wajed, a former Prime Minister, has been in detention since July, accused with her sister and...

The Screws Tighten in Bangladesh: Former PM Zia Jailed

The military-backed current government continues to jail academics, former leaders, and impose strict curfews and restrictions on gatherings and speech. Hundreds of officers made a large display as former Prime...

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