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 […]
Bangladesh began counting votes Thursday night after what officials and witnesses described as the country’s first genuinely competitive national election in years and the first since the 2024 youth-led uprising that ended the long rule of Sheikh Hasina.
The police detained two men on Sunday for what authorities described as suspicious movement near the Gulshan residence of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, Khaleda Zia, was buried on Wednesday with state honors beside her husband, former president Ziaur Rahman, at Zia Udyan in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman used his return address to blend faith, history, and politics, presenting his comeback as a moment of divine mercy and popular will while outlining a vision centered on democracy, unity, justice, and restraint amid warnings of conspiracies and unrest.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman urged patience and restraint Wednesday, warning that “agents of various dominant powers are still engaged in conspiracies,” as he addressed a reception in Dhaka after arriving in his homeland from the United Kingdom following nearly two decades in exile.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman is set to return to Bangladesh on Wednesday with his wife and daughter after 17 years in exile.
Khaleda Zia’s family is preparing to take the former prime minister abroad for advanced treatment once her condition improves, according to a Facebook post by Mahdi Amin, adviser to Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
