Kamal Ahmed The recently-concluded Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bangladesh’s human rights record has been quite a surreal event. Read More
Snigdhendu Bhattacharya Amidst a boycott call by the opposition BNP, several new parties have thrown their hats into the electoral Read More
Mushfique Wadud Conflict over a neutral election-time caretaker government between Bangladesh’s ruling party, the Awami League (AL), and the Read More
Kamal Ahmed Events leading to the schedule announcement of our 12th parliamentary election appear to be eerily similar to those Read More
Ali Riaz After a long hiatus, violence and street agitations are back in full swing in Bangladesh ahead of the Read More
Mubashar Hasan Both the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have Islamist allies and wear their religious identity with Read More
Syful Islam DHAKA — The Bangladesh Election Commission has scheduled national polls for Jan. 7, forging ahead with the date despite opposition Read More
Al Jazeera and News Agencies Bangladesh will hold parliamentary elections on January 7, its Election Commission has announced, as deadly protests Read More
Faisal Mahmud Vegetable trader Afsar Uddin was distraught. He needed to pay nearly 50 percent more to bring a truck of Read More
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shaikh Azizur Rahman Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party are seeking a fourth consecutive Read More
