The Latest Breaking News from the Awami League

Shiekh Hasina, as Prime Minister in her fourth term, should be more conciliatory and accommodative if she is to build a democratic, prosperous Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, has won the country’s general elections, securing 223 of 300 electoral seats in the country’s parliament, the Jatiya Sangsad.

In the months leading to Bangladesh’s national election on Sunday, thousands of opposition supporters and politicians have been arrested

Since independence in 1971, only a handful of the country’s elections have been considered ‘free and fair’.

Amid opposition boycott, ruling party accused of fielding ‘dummies’ and threatening people to show up on voting day.

Experts attribute the current economic downfall to an oligarchy of political elites entrenched in Sheikh Hasina regime.

Bangladesh’s relation with India is not comparable to any other bilateral ties, Dhaka’s Information Minister Hasan Mahmood told The Hindu on August 5. He and four other leading members of the Awami League will be visiting India from August 6 to 9 as part of “KNOW BJP” initiative for external…

Pointing to the close relations developed with India by the Awami League government, Bangladesh Information Minister Hasan Mahmud pointed out that the country’s ties with its larger neighbour have always been affected whenever the opposition BNP comes to power