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Bangladesh votes in historic election to decide its future after Gen Z revolution

After months of instability and violence and more than a decade of authoritarian rule, Bangladesh’s voters cast their ballots in an election that could reset the country’s future as a democracy. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports from Dhaka

The Independent UK

Day before polls, two Hindu men brutally killed in Bangladesh in seperate incidents

Two Hindu men were killed in separate incidents in Bangladesh ahead of Thursday's elections. A tea worker was found dead with his hands and feet tied in Moulvibazar, while a rice trader was hacked to death in his shop in Mymensingh. The International Crisis Group has warned of further attacks.

The Times of India

No Hasina, BNP's comeback and a resurgent Jamaat: Bangladesh elections 2026 explained in 10 points

Bangladesh is voting in its first general election since a student-led uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule in August 2024. What began as protests over public sector job quotas spiralled into the deadliest political violence since independence, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and dismantling one of South Asia’s most…

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Some key figures about Bangladesh's parliamentary election

Bangladesh is holding a parliamentary election that could reset the country after years of political instability

The Independent UK

Polls open for Bangladesh’s first election since the 2024 uprising that ousted Hasina

Polls have opened across Bangladesh for voters to cast ballots in a parliamentary election seen as a critical test of the country’s democracy after years of political turmoil

The Independent UK

Tarique Rahman promises era of clean politics as Bangladesh holds first election since fall of Hasina

Jailed then exiled in London, Rahman returns home as the main contender to be next prime minister of Bangladesh

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Bangladesh elections: How Gen Z uprising cleared the way for the old guards

The uprising, sparked by anger over civil service job quotas and fuelled by outrage at police violence, spread rapidly across Dhaka and beyond. According to the United Nations, up to 1,400 people were killed, most in the security crackdown ordered by Hasina. The movement was celebrated globally as a rare,…

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'Over 50% polling stations centres': How Bangladesh is preparing for first election since Hasina ouster

Bangladesh is holding parliamentary elections amidst unprecedented security following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina. Over half of polling centres are deemed risk-prone, prompting a massive deployment of nearly 9.58 lakh security personnel. For the first time, drones and body-worn cameras will monitor the process, aiming for a peaceful…

The Times of India

Bangladeshis seek to chart a democratic future in their first vote since the bloody 2024 uprising

Bangladesh is holding a crucial election that comes after a turbulent period marked by mob violence, rising religious intolerance, attacks on the press, the growing influence of Islamists and weakening of the rule of law

The Independent UK

Bangladesh’s first general election after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster is a test for its democratic values

Bangladeshis will cast their ballots on Thursday in a crucial national election, the first since a mass uprising ended former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule

The Independent UK

In their words: Bangladeshis talk about the election that could redefine the nation’s future

Bangladesh's national election is a pivotal moment for the country as voters head to the polls Thursday

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Watch: Tarique Rahman’s daughter campaigns by rickshaw in Dhaka ahead of Feb 12 polls

Zaima Rahman, daughter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman, took to the streets of the capital on a rickshaw to campaign for her father in the high-profile Dhaka-17 constituency ahead of the February 12 general elections.

The Times of India

Bangladesh Awami League Hindu leader Ramesh Chandra Sen dies in jail, raising custodial treatment concerns

Ramesh Chandra Sen, a senior Hindu leader of Bangladesh Awami League, died in Dinajpur District Jail. This incident raised concerns about the treatment of political prisoners. His passing comes at a sensitive political juncture for Bangladesh as it's about face its first poll since sheikh Hasina' ouster on Feb 12.

The Times of India

ANU keeps award for ex-PM guilty of human rights crimes

A former leader has been charged, tried and convicted of crimes against humanity in the time the ANU has taken to review but not act on her honorary degree.

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Inside the geopolitical drama threatening to overshadow T20 Cricket World Cup

Boycotts, security fears and power struggles collide as cricket’s most profitable event begins in South Asia this month. Namita Singh reports from Delhi

The Independent UK

Bangladesh's Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and a national election nears

Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024

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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her UK lawmaker niece sentenced in graft case

A special court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in prison, and her UK lawmaker niece, Tulip Siddiq to four, over corruption charges. Hasina is accused of misusing power to illegally secure plots of land in a government project to distribute to her family.

The Times of India

Sheikh Hasina, her UK lawmaker niece given 10-year jail in graft case

DHAKA: A court in Dhaka on Monday convicted ousted PM Sheikh Hasina and sentenced her to 10 years’ imprisonment and her niece Tulip Siddiq to four years in jail in two separate cases over irregularities in the allocation of two plots in the Rajuk New Town Project. They were tried…

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Sheikh Hasina convicted again: Bangladesh court hands 10-year sentence in housing scam cases

A Bangladesh court has handed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a 10-year prison sentence in two corruption cases concerning plot allocations. Her niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq, received a four-year sentence. The convictions stem from alleged irregularities in the Purbachal New Town project. Hasina, living in exile, faces multiple other…

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Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to 10 years in jail in corruption case

Her niece, the British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, has been sentenced to four years in connection with two cases involving a government township project

Evening Standard

Klepto capital: How London became a dirty money hub

Kleptocrats and fraudsters of the world have been washing their illicit billions in the city. Rachael Burford looks at how we can clean up our reputation as a global laundromat

The Independent UK

Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina denounces upcoming election from exile

Her party has been barred from the polls

The Times of India

Death sentences for former Dhaka top cop, 2 others

Former Dhaka police chief and two ex-deputies have been sentenced to death by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal for crimes against humanity. Convicted in absentia, they were found guilty of leading a brutal crackdown on 2024 protests that led to hundreds of deaths and the ouster of then-PM Sheikh Hasina.

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Bangladesh crisis: Ex-police chief among 3 cops sentenced to death for protest crackdown

A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced Dhaka’s fugitive former police chief and two senior officers to death for crimes against humanity over the killing of six protesters during the July 2024 mass uprising that led to the overthrow of then prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

The Times of India

Will hold Hasina & her party responsible for any pre-poll violence: Dhaka

Bangladesh's interim government will hold Sheikh Hasina and the banned Awami League responsible for election-related violence, accusing her of inciting terror from India. The foreign ministry expressed shock that Hasina, convicted of crimes against humanity, was allowed to make inciteful pronouncements in New Delhi, calling for the overthrow of the…

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