Rapid Action Battalion has tightened security nationwide ahead of Aug. 15, citing possible sabotage and disruption by organizations whose activities are banned, extremist groups and criminals.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon dismissed speculation that Bangladesh may lift the ban on Awami League political activities, saying the reports were rumors.
Bangladesh’s presidential election will feature candidates from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance after both sides announced nominees on Thursday.
Members of Bangladesh’s Parliament who vote against their party’s decision in the upcoming presidential election could lose their seats under Article 70 of the Constitution, Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni said Tuesday.
A leaked telephone conversation presented to a tribunal has detailed how senior officials in the former Awami League government allegedly sought to suppress television coverage of violence during Bangladesh’s 2024 July uprising.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies were linked to the largest share of election-related violence monitored before, during, and after Bangladesh’s 2026 national election, according to a report by rights organization Odhikar.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said Sunday that “secret forces” were again trying to create confusion and disorder by spreading false information among the public.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman delivered this speech on Aug. 9, 2026, during a public gathering in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Below is his full speech transcript in English: Dear local residents, elders, mothers and sisters, my party colleagues, and opposition members of Parliament: Assalamu Alaikum. Assalamu Alaikum. How are you? Are you well?
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders have finalized secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as their first choice for president, according to multiple party sources.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged Bangladeshis on Sunday to remain alert against attempts to create disorder and spread misleading information, saying peace and stability are essential for investment and employment.
