Law minister Mohammad Asaduzzaman declared today that anyone involved in institutional corruption faces imprisonment.
Khalilur Rahman, a diplomat and economist and former United Nations official, has been appointed foreign minister in Bangladesh’s new cabinet led by Tarique Rahman.
Bangladesh’s interim government led by professor Muhammad Yunus was dissolved through a gazette notification from Cabinet Division, ending Advisory Council that governed during the transition following the ouster of disgraced prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the swearing-in ceremony of its next prime minister. Dhaka’s outreach follows the new BNP-led government’s electoral triumph and signals a regional diplomatic shift.
Kolkata business owners said this week that the confirmed electoral victory of the BNP and Tarique Rahman in Bangladesh has raised expectations of renewed cross-border commerce, according to local Bangladeshi media.
Bangladesh held its parliamentary election on Thursday, resulting in a landslide victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The party’s chairman Tarique Rahman, who is set to become prime minister of the world’s eighth-most populous country, delivered the following victory speech, translated into English:
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman after his party won an absolute majority in the 13th National Parliament Election.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is expected to preserve a cautious and neutral posture toward Pakistan as it shapes its foreign policy, according to analysts who say the party is working to avoid being cast as aligned with Islamabad.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is expected to take a pragmatic approach toward India as it forms a new government, according to analysts who say geopolitical realities will outweigh campaign-period rhetoric.
Unofficial results for 296 of 299 seats in Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election show the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its alliance winning 212 seats, positioning the party to form the next government. Results were released by returning officers after Thursday night’s vote count. The 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami won 70 seats, while other […]
