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Violence, Crime Cases Rise Across Bangladesh Ahead Of 2026 Polls
As Bangladesh's general elections approach, crime statistics show a surge in criminal incidents across the country, local media reported on Monday.
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Opinion | Who, Really, Is A 'Ghuspaithiya' In Bengal?
The 'naturalisation' of people who fled across the border before and after the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 has been a process in which the Congress, the CPI(M) and the Trinamool Congress have all been involved.
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"Many Forces Will Attempt To Thwart" Bangladesh Polls: Muhammad Yunus
Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said he feared forces "from home and abroad" to thwart planned general elections over debarring deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League from contesting.
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'Living Freely In Delhi, But Would Love To Return Home': Sheikh Hasina
Millions of supporters of Bangladesh's Awami League will boycott next year's national election, after the party was barred from contesting the polls, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.
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Bangladesh Bars Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, Family From Voting In Next Year Poll
Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it has "locked" the national identity cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, effectively barring her from voting in the general elections scheduled for February next year.
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Bangladesh's Challenges Ahead Of Yunus-Led Polls In February
Bangladesh has been in political turmoil since a student-led uprising forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee into exile last year, ending her 15-year autocratic rule.
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Bangladesh, Afghanistan Voters Among Other Nationals In Bihar List: Sources
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued nearly 3,00,000 notices to electors after discrepancies were found in their voter identification documents during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls.
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Bangladesh Elections To Be Held In First Week Of February: Poll Body
Bangladesh's poll body chief on Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge.
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Bangladesh Polls Announcement Likely In August, Yunus Calls For Unity
National elections in Bangladesh are likely to be announced in the first week of August by the country's interim government, according to media reports.
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35 Lakh Bihar Voters' Names On Exclusion List, Poll Body To Share Data
As the July 25 deadline draws close for submission of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India has revealed that around 35.6 lakh voters may face exclusion.
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"He's Not Educated": BJP Leader Slams Tejashwi Yadav For "Sootra" Remark
BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Sunday criticised RJD's Tejashwi Yadav following his remarks over the claims that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists for Bihar elections revealed names of people from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar.
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Bangladesh Opposition Files Case Over Alleged Poll Rigging
Bangladesh's leading political party filed a case Sunday against former election commissioners it accuses of rigging past polls to keep now-ousted autocrat Sheikh Hasina in power.
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Under Pressure, Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus Announces National Polls In April 2026
National elections in Bangladesh will be held in April next year, the country'sinterim leader Muhammad Yunus announced amid mounting pressure.
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Under Pressure To Hold Polls, Yunus Holds Meets With Political Parties
A flurry of meetings continued in Dhaka on Sunday amid pressure on Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, to call for elections. Critics of the Nobel Laureate have accused him wanting to hang onto power without electio
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'Hold Polls By December': Bangladesh Army Chief As Rift Widens With Yunus
Speculation of a rift between the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh and the military deepened on Wednesday after Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said elections in the country should be held by December.
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Violence, Crime Cases Rise Across Bangladesh Ahead Of 2026 Polls
As Bangladesh's general elections approach, crime statistics show a surge in criminal incidents across the country, local media reported on Monday.
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Opinion | Who, Really, Is A 'Ghuspaithiya' In Bengal?
The 'naturalisation' of people who fled across the border before and after the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 has been a process in which the Congress, the CPI(M) and the Trinamool Congress have all been involved.
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"Many Forces Will Attempt To Thwart" Bangladesh Polls: Muhammad Yunus
Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said he feared forces "from home and abroad" to thwart planned general elections over debarring deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League from contesting.
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'Living Freely In Delhi, But Would Love To Return Home': Sheikh Hasina
Millions of supporters of Bangladesh's Awami League will boycott next year's national election, after the party was barred from contesting the polls, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.
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Bangladesh Bars Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, Family From Voting In Next Year Poll
Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it has "locked" the national identity cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, effectively barring her from voting in the general elections scheduled for February next year.
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Bangladesh's Challenges Ahead Of Yunus-Led Polls In February
Bangladesh has been in political turmoil since a student-led uprising forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee into exile last year, ending her 15-year autocratic rule.
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Bangladesh, Afghanistan Voters Among Other Nationals In Bihar List: Sources
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued nearly 3,00,000 notices to electors after discrepancies were found in their voter identification documents during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls.
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Bangladesh Elections To Be Held In First Week Of February: Poll Body
Bangladesh's poll body chief on Saturday said general elections would be held in the first week of February 2026 but ensuring it in a free, fair and impartial manner remained a major challenge.
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Bangladesh Polls Announcement Likely In August, Yunus Calls For Unity
National elections in Bangladesh are likely to be announced in the first week of August by the country's interim government, according to media reports.
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35 Lakh Bihar Voters' Names On Exclusion List, Poll Body To Share Data
As the July 25 deadline draws close for submission of enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India has revealed that around 35.6 lakh voters may face exclusion.
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"He's Not Educated": BJP Leader Slams Tejashwi Yadav For "Sootra" Remark
BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Sunday criticised RJD's Tejashwi Yadav following his remarks over the claims that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists for Bihar elections revealed names of people from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar.
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Bangladesh Opposition Files Case Over Alleged Poll Rigging
Bangladesh's leading political party filed a case Sunday against former election commissioners it accuses of rigging past polls to keep now-ousted autocrat Sheikh Hasina in power.
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Under Pressure, Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus Announces National Polls In April 2026
National elections in Bangladesh will be held in April next year, the country'sinterim leader Muhammad Yunus announced amid mounting pressure.
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Under Pressure To Hold Polls, Yunus Holds Meets With Political Parties
A flurry of meetings continued in Dhaka on Sunday amid pressure on Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, to call for elections. Critics of the Nobel Laureate have accused him wanting to hang onto power without electio
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'Hold Polls By December': Bangladesh Army Chief As Rift Widens With Yunus
Speculation of a rift between the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh and the military deepened on Wednesday after Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said elections in the country should be held by December.
