Islamist Party’s Rise Overshadows Student Revolution in Bangladesh

Islamist Party’s Rise Overshadows Student Revolution in Bangladesh

The youth wing of an Islamist political party in Bangladesh stunned the country in September when it secured a landslide victory in the student elections at the University of Dhaka, a bastion of left-liberal politics where the 2024 revolution was hatched. It was the first sign that a new power broker had entered mainstream politics in Bangladesh, which had been governed mainly by two dynastic political parties since attaining nationhood in 1971.…

The paradox of Bangladesh’s democratic rebirth: A critical analysis of the 2026 election’s promise and pitfalls

Bangladesh's center-right BNP and its allies swept the election in a landslideOriginally published on Global VoicesA long queue of residents’ snakes across the school grounds around midday on February 12, 2026. Voters line up in several long rows waiting to cast their ballots, illustrating high turnout and extended waits at this Mirpur polling station in central Dhaka. Image by the author, used with permission. On February 12, 2026, Bangladesh h…

Jamaat-led bloc accepts Bangladesh polls outcome, will act as main opposition

Election Commission releases names of newly elected lawmakers, date of swearing-in yet to be announced - Anadolu Ajansı

Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman Poised To Be PM As Islamists Concede In 'Credible' Elections

Nearly 60% turned up to vote in what the Bangladesh Electoral Commission called “by far, the best election” in the country. Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party conceded defeat in elections on Saturday paving the way for nationalist leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister. The country’s Election Commission figures showed Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had won a landslide victory in the elections on Thursday, the first since a …