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January 8, 2026 1:34 PM

Bangladesh: BNP leader shot dead, another injured in Dhaka

A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) affiliated organisation was shot dead, while another man was injured in a shooting incident in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area on Wednesday night, triggering protests and a heavy law-enforcement presence ...

December 30, 2025 12:44 PM

From Jalpaiguri to Bangladesh’s Dhaka: Begum Khaleda Zia’s noteworthy journey

Begum Khaleda Zia’s journey - from being born in undivided India to becoming Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister - established her as one of the most influential figures in the country’s politics for more than four decades. Zia, a three-ti...

December 30, 2025 10:24 AM

PM Modi condoles demise of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled demise of former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. Khaleda, who became Bangladesh's first female PM in 1991 and went on to develop a bit...

November 30, 2025 3:41 PM

Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia in critical condition, exiled son says his return not in his hands

Bangladesh's former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia remains in "very critical" condition at a Dhaka hospital, her party said on Sunday, as her exiled son and acting party chief Tarique Rahman signaled uncertainty over his return. Kh...

January 4, 2024 7:12 PM

BNP plans nationwide processions in Bangladesh on friday

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will bring out processions and conduct mass contacts across Bangladesh on Friday to protest the 12th parliamentary election to be held on January 7. The BNP also called a countrywide hartal from Saturday morning...

January 4, 2024 4:30 PM

Bangladesh heads into election; 1,970 candidates vying for 300 seats

By: Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka) Bangladesh heads into national election on 7th January; 119 million voters will decide the fate of 1,970 candidates vying for 300 seats. The Election Commission of Bangladesh has reinstated the candidature of 77 aspira...

December 12, 2023 12:10 PM

Blockade called by BNP, like-minded opposition parties underway, in Bangladesh

Another round of road-rail-waterways blockade, called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and like-minded opposition parties, is underway across Bangladesh. The 36-hour blockade is meant to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by...

December 1, 2023 12:29 AM

Bangladesh election: deadline for submitting nomination papers ends

Dhaka: The deadline for submission of nomination papers for the 12th parliamentary elections of Bangladesh expired on Thursday. Several political parties requested to the election commission that the deadline be extended but so far no such updates ab...

November 8, 2023 11:29 AM

48 hours blockade called by BNP, Jamaat underway in Bangladesh

After the Sunday morning to Tuesday morning countrywide blockade, another 48-hour road, rail, and waterways blockade called by the opposition is underway in Bangladesh today. The blockade is enforced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jamaat, and l...

November 8, 2023 10:11 AM

Uncertainty, tension grips Bangladesh amid opposition’s another countrywide blockade

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and like-minded other parties will enforce another round of 48-hour road-rail-waterway blockade across Bangladesh beginning from Wednesday. The blockade is to mount pressure on the government to step down and hold the...