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Ahead Of Bangladesh Polls, Student-Led NCP Allies With Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh's largest Islamist party announced on Sunday a seat-sharing agreement with a political outfit formed by students who spearheaded last year's uprising, some of whose members oppose the alliance.
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What Tarique Rahman's Return To Bangladesh Means For India
A lawyer aligned with the pro-Pakistan Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh has issued a death threat to Tarique Rahman, just hours after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader landed in the country after 17 years in exile.
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'You Had Osman Hadi Killed To Derail Polls': Big Charge Against Yunus Regime
Days after Bangladesh student leader Sharif Osman Hadi died after being shot in the head in Dhaka, his brother has accused a section within the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of orchestrating the assassination to derail the upcoming election
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Bangladesh Student Leader Shot In Head As Violence Spirals Ahead Of Polls
As Bangladesh reels from the violence that erupted after the killing of Inqilab Manch spokesperson and student leader Usman Hadi, another student leader was shot in the head.
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"Felt Humiliated": Bangladesh President Wants To Quit After February Polls
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to step down midway through his term after February's parliamentary election, telling Reuters he has felt humiliated by the interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
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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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Ahead Of Bangladesh Polls, Student-Led NCP Allies With Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh's largest Islamist party announced on Sunday a seat-sharing agreement with a political outfit formed by students who spearheaded last year's uprising, some of whose members oppose the alliance.
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What Tarique Rahman's Return To Bangladesh Means For India
A lawyer aligned with the pro-Pakistan Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh has issued a death threat to Tarique Rahman, just hours after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader landed in the country after 17 years in exile.
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'You Had Osman Hadi Killed To Derail Polls': Big Charge Against Yunus Regime
Days after Bangladesh student leader Sharif Osman Hadi died after being shot in the head in Dhaka, his brother has accused a section within the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of orchestrating the assassination to derail the upcoming election
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Bangladesh Student Leader Shot In Head As Violence Spirals Ahead Of Polls
As Bangladesh reels from the violence that erupted after the killing of Inqilab Manch spokesperson and student leader Usman Hadi, another student leader was shot in the head.
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"Felt Humiliated": Bangladesh President Wants To Quit After February Polls
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to step down midway through his term after February's parliamentary election, telling Reuters he has felt humiliated by the interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
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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.
