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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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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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Awami League To Be Barred From Bangladesh Polls: Muhammad Yunus' Key Aid
Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus's interim government said on Saturday.
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Bangladesh Polls Postponed? Muhammad Yunus Prioritises Big Reforms
In a key address to diplomats in Dhaka on Sunday, Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, called for comprehensive reforms before holding the next general elections.
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Sheikh Hasina's Son Thanks New Delhi For ''Saving Her Life'', Warns Of ''Chaos'' Without Swift Polls
The son of Bangladesh's toppled autocratic leader thanked New Delhi on Sunday for "saving her life", accused caretaker authorities of allowing "mob rule" and warned of chaos ahead without swift elections.
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Sheikh Hasina Alleges Plot To Carve Out Christian Country From Bangladesh: Report
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Hasina has said that she was offered a hassle-free re-election in the January 7 polls if she allowed a foreign country to build an airbase inside Bangladeshi territory.
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"Not Relevant In Polls": Shashi Tharoor On PM Modi's Kartarpur Sahib Remark
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that he would have taken Kartarpur Sahib back from Pakistan for the release of Pakistani soldiers at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that such ki
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Opinion: Asia's Imperfect Elections-Democracy Remains Intact, Even If It's Procedural
Recent elections in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan show that democracy remains alive in Asia as most countries in the region continue to derive legitimacy from their status as democratic states.
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Nazmul Hasan To Step Down As Bangladesh Cricket Board President, Takes Up Ministry Role
Nazmul Hasan, who has been at the helm of BCB since 2012, won from Kishoreganj-6 constituency in the January 7 polls and four days later he replaced Zahid Ahsan Russel in the ministry
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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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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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Awami League To Be Barred From Bangladesh Polls: Muhammad Yunus' Key Aid
Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus's interim government said on Saturday.
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Bangladesh Polls Postponed? Muhammad Yunus Prioritises Big Reforms
In a key address to diplomats in Dhaka on Sunday, Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, called for comprehensive reforms before holding the next general elections.
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Sheikh Hasina's Son Thanks New Delhi For ''Saving Her Life'', Warns Of ''Chaos'' Without Swift Polls
The son of Bangladesh's toppled autocratic leader thanked New Delhi on Sunday for "saving her life", accused caretaker authorities of allowing "mob rule" and warned of chaos ahead without swift elections.
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Sheikh Hasina Alleges Plot To Carve Out Christian Country From Bangladesh: Report
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that Hasina has said that she was offered a hassle-free re-election in the January 7 polls if she allowed a foreign country to build an airbase inside Bangladeshi territory.
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"Not Relevant In Polls": Shashi Tharoor On PM Modi's Kartarpur Sahib Remark
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that he would have taken Kartarpur Sahib back from Pakistan for the release of Pakistani soldiers at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that such ki
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Opinion: Asia's Imperfect Elections-Democracy Remains Intact, Even If It's Procedural
Recent elections in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Taiwan show that democracy remains alive in Asia as most countries in the region continue to derive legitimacy from their status as democratic states.
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Nazmul Hasan To Step Down As Bangladesh Cricket Board President, Takes Up Ministry Role
Nazmul Hasan, who has been at the helm of BCB since 2012, won from Kishoreganj-6 constituency in the January 7 polls and four days later he replaced Zahid Ahsan Russel in the ministry
