As the clock hit midnight, the women held their flame torches aloft and marched into the Dhaka night. “The people…
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Shafiqur Rahman, once marginal in Bangladeshi politics, now vies for PM as Jamaat chiefJamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Ameer Shafiqur Rahman poses for a…
Background After nearly 20 years in exile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman has re-emerged at the centre of…
Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial hopeful Tarique Rahman said on Tuesday he faces “huge” challenges if he wins elections this week,…
Background After nearly 20 years in exile, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Tarique Rahman has re-emerged at the centre of…
Shafiqur Rahman’s Political Rise By Tora Agarwala Background and Early Life DHAKA, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Shafiqur Rahman has long…
A group of youth celebrating the resignation of the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, after the July revolution. Photo by Bornil…
Dhaka, Bangladesh – On Wednesday evening in Dhaka, Shafiqur Rahman, the emir (chief) of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, unveiled an ambitious election…
On February 12, Bangladesh will head to the polls to elect its next government, 18 months after Prime Minister Sheikh…
That imbalance, critics argue, was reinforced after Hasina’s fall. Mohammad Touhid Hossain, foreign affairs adviser to Yunus, says India failed…