How will the West react to B’desh poll?
It is clear why Awami League is so desperate to make 7 January 2024 look like a genuine competition, with- out any real competitors.
It is clear why Awami League is so desperate to make 7 January 2024 look like a genuine competition, with- out any real competitors.
Will Dhaka become an isolated island, disconnected from the rest of the country as it was on December 10 last year and July 28 this year?
The injured leaders were promptly taken to Comilla Medical College Hospital for treatment, according to Dhaka Tribune's report.
As there was no one who had submitted the nomination for the position, Chuppu, by default became the president-elect.
The administration in Dhaka has seemingly responded to pleas from members of Khaleda’s family and the ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic.
Stupendous no less has been the mandate that Hasina’s party has won; it would be a gross understatement to call it massive, with 288 of the 300 parliamentary seats under its belt.
For the North-east, the outcome of the Bangladesh polls is of vital importance
Opposition has called the elections farce and demanded fresh polling; at least 17 people were killed in poll-related violence in eight districts
Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party of jailed ex-premier Khaleda Zia won just three seats; polls marred by violence at places as clashes claim 17 lives
Thousands of troops have been deployed across the country, which will once again bear witness to an election under the awesome shadow of the soldier’s gun, recalling the experience of January 2014.
