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NDTV Ground Report: Why A UK-Based Doctor Returned Home To Contest Elections In Bangladesh
Tasnim Jara, a 31-year-old doctor, is now contesting the parliamentary elections as an independent, driven by what she describes as a desire to build a "genuinely new political culture".
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Why Jamaat-e-Islami Remains Bangladesh's Most Controversial Party
Bangladesh is preparing for a historic general election on February 12, and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a hardline Islamist party, is back in the spotlight. Once banned and politically weak, the party is now emerging as a strong contender.
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Bangladeshi Islamist Party's Pro-Hindu Pitch Amid Violence Against Minorities
In what is being seen as the strongest minority outreach by Bangladesh's radical Islamists, Jamaat-E-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman has appealed to Hindus to vote for the party in the upcoming elections.
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US Wants To Cosy Up To Bangladesh Hardliners, Earlier Banned By Hasina: Report
With the Jamaat-e-Islami expected to get its biggest-ever win in the upcoming elections, the US is stepping up engagement with Bangladesh's largest Islamist party.
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How An Islamist Party Is Gaining Ground In Bangladesh, Worrying Moderates
Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month.
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Born Out Of 2024 Bangladesh Protests, Party Loses Leaders Over Jamaat Union
The National Citizen Party in Bangladesh has recentlylost prominent faces because of its tie-up with the hardline Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh, considered a pro-Pakistan and radical Islamist party.
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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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Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia's Son Hits Out At Radical Group, Warns Of Conspiracy
Bangladesh's mainstream political parties have begun a pushback as the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government is seen giving radical Islamist forces like the Jamaat-E-Islami a free hand.
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Pakistan Bans Far-Right TLP Again After Deadly Anti-Israel Protests
Pakistan on Thursday banned the far-right Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under anti-terrorism laws, following deadly clashes during anti-Israel protests near Lahore that left at least five people dead.
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Video: Pakistan Burns Over Gaza As Palestinians Rejoice After Ceasefire
At least one officer and several protesters have been killed as supporters of a radical Islamist party in Pakistan clashed with police in Lahore during an anti-Israeli march.
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NDTV Ground Report: Why A UK-Based Doctor Returned Home To Contest Elections In Bangladesh
Tasnim Jara, a 31-year-old doctor, is now contesting the parliamentary elections as an independent, driven by what she describes as a desire to build a "genuinely new political culture".
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Why Jamaat-e-Islami Remains Bangladesh's Most Controversial Party
Bangladesh is preparing for a historic general election on February 12, and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a hardline Islamist party, is back in the spotlight. Once banned and politically weak, the party is now emerging as a strong contender.
-
Bangladeshi Islamist Party's Pro-Hindu Pitch Amid Violence Against Minorities
In what is being seen as the strongest minority outreach by Bangladesh's radical Islamists, Jamaat-E-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman has appealed to Hindus to vote for the party in the upcoming elections.
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US Wants To Cosy Up To Bangladesh Hardliners, Earlier Banned By Hasina: Report
With the Jamaat-e-Islami expected to get its biggest-ever win in the upcoming elections, the US is stepping up engagement with Bangladesh's largest Islamist party.
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How An Islamist Party Is Gaining Ground In Bangladesh, Worrying Moderates
Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month.
-
Born Out Of 2024 Bangladesh Protests, Party Loses Leaders Over Jamaat Union
The National Citizen Party in Bangladesh has recentlylost prominent faces because of its tie-up with the hardline Jamaat-E-Islami Bangladesh, considered a pro-Pakistan and radical Islamist party.
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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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Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia's Son Hits Out At Radical Group, Warns Of Conspiracy
Bangladesh's mainstream political parties have begun a pushback as the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government is seen giving radical Islamist forces like the Jamaat-E-Islami a free hand.
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Pakistan Bans Far-Right TLP Again After Deadly Anti-Israel Protests
Pakistan on Thursday banned the far-right Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) under anti-terrorism laws, following deadly clashes during anti-Israel protests near Lahore that left at least five people dead.
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Video: Pakistan Burns Over Gaza As Palestinians Rejoice After Ceasefire
At least one officer and several protesters have been killed as supporters of a radical Islamist party in Pakistan clashed with police in Lahore during an anti-Israeli march.
