Bangladesh Elections: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Islamist Jamaat‑e‑Islami were locked in a tight race, according to early trends, as counting continued after Bangladesh held a pivotal national election on Thursday. Counting began at 4:30 pm at most booths, immediately after polls closed, with clear trends expected around midnight and results likely to…
Bangladesh Elections: Bangladesh is voting today to elect a new parliament, the first since violent protests ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. The voting, which began at 7.30 am (local time), will continue till 4.30 pm. Counting will start once voting is over, and the results will be declared by Friday. Also…
Bangladesh is holding its crucial parliamentary elections today, 18 months after an interim government took charge following the collapse of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year-old regime in widespread nationwide protests. The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements, deploying nearly one million security personnel – the largest-ever in the country’s electoral history. The 13th Parliamentary…
Bangladesh votes on Thursday to elect a new national government, seen as the country’s most consequential election in recent history. The vote on February 12 follows youth-led protests 18 months ago that overthrew the government of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and ushered Bangladesh into an interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The…
