Dhaka, Feb 23 (PTI) Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has alleged that former interim government head Muhammad Yunus attempted to remove him from office several times, days after the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration took charge. In an interview with leading Bangla newspaper Kalerkantha published on Sunday, the President said during the past 18 months…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which achieved a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections held in Bangladesh on Tuesday (February 17, 2026), and BNP Chief Tariq Rahman on becoming the newly elected Prime Minister. He said that as two…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit India and conveyed his best wishes to the newly sworn-in Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader. The invitation was extended to Rahman through a letter handed over by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who called on Rahman in Dhaka after the latter took…
Tarique Rahman has taken the oath as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, 17 February. The swearing-in has come a few days after his party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), registered a landslide victory in last week’s parliamentary elections, the country’s first since the massive 2024 anti-government uprising, which saw former prime minister Sheikh…
Narayanganj: In the aftermath of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) landslide victory in the February 12 general election, a local office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj was allegedly set on fire in the early hours, local media reported. The incident took place around 3:45 am on Saturday at the Shimulia…
Bangladesh is reportedly preparing to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other regional leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s next prime minister, Tarique Rahman, scheduled for February 17, sources familiar with the matter told PTI on Saturday. It is learned that Dhaka has already communicated its plan to New Delhi, PTI…
Following the historic victory by Bangladesh Nationalist Party in general elections, BNP chairman Tarique Rahman’s adviser Humayun Kabir on Saturday claimed that “Hindu extremism and far-right intolerance” are growing in India. He also described radicalization as a wider concern in South Asia. In an interview with PTIKabir said: “Radicalisation is a problem in South Asia….
Bangladesh Politics: This time there has been a big and shocking turn in the politics of Bangladesh. After the general elections, three such leaders have suddenly become lucky, who till some time back were facing serious charges and some of whom had even received death sentence. Among these, two leaders are from Bangladesh Nationalist Party,…
Three Hindu candidates have won in the 13th parliamentary elections of Bangladesh. All these candidates are from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). According to local media reports, the election comes amid increased focus on minority participation and growing concerns over communal tensions in the country. BNP won 211 out of 299 seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami was limited…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom After the bumper victory of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the general elections held in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called party chief Tariq Rahman and congratulated him. PM Modi said that it was a pleasure to talk to Tariq Rehman on phone….
