Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman pledges to work for democracy after landslide victory in election

Catholics in Bangladesh praise peaceful elections for new parliament

MUMBAI, India – Bangladesh’s small Catholic community is praying for a “peaceful, nonviolent, reconciliatory, and progressive mind and heart” after the election of Tarique Rahman as prime minister on Feb. 12. Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a majority in Thursday’s election. His party is a member of the 11-party alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the country’s largest Islamist party. It was the first election since former…

Bangladesh’s Islamist-led coalition submits poll complaints

Police records show that political clashes during the campaign period left five people dead and more than 600 injured. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BNP landslide a breakthrough and test for Bangladesh

In winning the 13th national parliamentary election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) capitalized on a rare convergence of public exhaustion and strategic patience. Its 212-seat landslide was harvested through moments it had spent nearly two decades preparing for. At the heart of this victory was a national mood defined less by optimism than by fatigue. […] The post BNP landslide a breakthrough and test for Bangladesh appeared first on Asi…

Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman thanks those who fought for democracy

Bangladesh’s PM-to-be pledges to restore governance, economy; vows to fix "broken" systems; urges unity as BNP sweeps first polls since 2024 uprising.

Bangladesh's PM-elect vows to work for democracy after landslide victory

Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a majority in Thursday’s election in the 350-member Parliament. An 11-member alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami party, the country’s largest Islamist party, is poised to form the opposition.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Return of the old guard

The party founded by General Ziaur Rahman, which champions Bangladeshi nationalism, has returned to power with a huge mandate to steer the country through a tumultuous period