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Bangladesh voter roll rises to 128.6 million ahead of local elections
Bangladesh’s registered voter count has risen to 128,632,555 after the Election Commission added 309,315 voters over two months and 18 days, officials said.
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party touts press freedom despite suppression of Hasina speech coverage
A Bangladesh Nationalist Party minister claimed Saturday that the country’s media enjoy “complete freedom,” days after the Tarique Rahman government threatened news organizations with legal action for carrying former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s speech from New Delhi.
Bangladesh
BNP official casts doubt on Hasina speech, claims artificial intelligence may have cloned her voice
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) official Tariqul Alam Tenzing questioned whether Sheikh Hasina actually delivered a recent speech linked to an event in India, suggesting artificial intelligence (AI) may have been used to clone her voice.
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Bangladesh plans to dissolve U.S.-sanctioned Rapid Action Battalion
Bangladesh’s government has drafted legislation to dissolve the Rapid Action Battalion and replace it with a specialized police unit called the Special Response Battalion.
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Bangladesh home minister pledges full implementation of July Charter
Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Wednesday that the government would fully implement the July National Charter through constitutional amendments and institutional reforms.
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Bangladesh lawmakers to elect new president on Aug. 20
Bangladesh will hold its presidential election on Aug. 20, with voting scheduled from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Election Commission announced Wednesday.
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Bangladesh television networks skirt Hasina speech while reporting outrage around it
A large number of Bangladeshi television networks published hundreds of news segments on Aug. 5, but none of the networks provided viewers with meaningful details about Sheikh Hasina’s speech in New Delhi.
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Major Bangladesh newspapers omit Hasina speech after government warning
Six major Bangladeshi newspapers did not publish reports detailing fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Aug. 5 speech to journalists in New Delhi, a review of their websites found.
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Bangladesh condemns India for allowing Hasina media appearance
Bangladesh expressed “strong displeasure” after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was allowed to speak with media in New Delhi, saying her remarks harmed efforts to rebuild relations with India.
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What did Sheikh Hasina say today? Here is her full speech transcript.
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday delivered a sweeping speech on the country’s political crisis, the July-August 2024 uprising, violence against Awami League members and Bangladesh’s economic condition. She defended her government’s response to the unrest, accused Muhammad Yunus and opposition groups of pursuing power through organized violence, called for the restoration of […]