Bangladesh Elections

With Bangladesh’s general elections looming on February 12, campaign rhetoric has veered into dangerous territory. Several parties now claim opposing them equates to betraying Islam, a strategy exposed in a …

Tensions are boiling in Bangladesh as the national elections approach on February 12. Just days away, stakeholders from politics, media, and civil society are raising red flags about systemic administrative …

With just two weeks until Bangladesh’s national elections on February 12, the political atmosphere in Dhaka has turned combustible. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has accused Jamaat-e-Islami of …

In a revelation that could sway Bangladesh’s upcoming February 12 elections, Jamaat-e-Islami’s leadership is caught in a web of contradictory signals on Sharia law. Senior party members, including candidates, downplay …

In a candid assessment from Washington, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner has spotlighted America’s scaled-back role as a catalyst for instability ahead of Bangladesh’s pivotal February 12 elections. Speaking …

With campaign trails lighting up across Bangladesh for the upcoming February 12 elections, the BNP has fired the first major salvo. Party chief Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called on voters …

In the shadow of upcoming February elections, Bangladesh’s Hindu minorities are being systematically vilified in a bid to polarize voters along religious lines. Confidential intelligence points to a high-level conspiracy …

As Bangladesh gears up for the February 12 parliamentary elections, a troubling trend has emerged: female political participation remains abysmally low at roughly 4%, while threats against women and minorities …

Bangladesh’s minority Hindus are reeling from yet another gruesome assault, this time the live burning of a young garage worker in Narsingdi. Chanchal Chandra Bhoumik, 23, from Comilla’s Lakshmipur village, …

Tensions are rising in Bangladesh’s pre-election landscape as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) categorically denied accusations leveled by Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher. Speaking on Saturday, BNP spokesperson …