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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is heading for an overwhelming majority in the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh held since a deadly 2024 uprising.According to the latest trends, Tarique Rahman-led BNP, along with its alliance parties, is leading in 212 out of 299 seats in parliament, while the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance is ahead in 70 seats.BNP chairman Rahman,…
DHAKA: Tarique Rahman-led BNP was cruising to the halfway mark of 150 – winning 120 of the 300 parliamentary seats and leading in 55 more – leaving behind its rival and Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, on Thursday, as counting was under way after Bangladeshis voted in the first national election since the 2024 ‘July…
NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old Bangladeshi Hindu man, employed at a fuel station, died after being allegedly run over by a driver who attempted to leave without paying for fuel, police said.The incident took place on Friday in Rajbari district. The victim was identified as Ripon Saha.Police have seized the vehicle, an SUV, and arrested its…
Khaleda ZiaKhaleda Zia (ANI image) Former Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday at the age of 80, party officials confirmed. She had been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. According to her party, Zia died around 6.00 am, shortly after Fajr prayers, after remaining in critical…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died on early Tuesday at the age of 80. A dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades, Zia remained the key rival of Sheikh Hasina, the long-serving leader now living in exile in New Delhi after being forced to flee amid nationwide…
File photo: BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman DHAKA: Former PM Khaleda Zia’s son and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday completed formalities to enlist himself as a Bangladesh voter and obtain a national identity (NID) card, two days after his return from over 17 years of self-exile in London. The 60-year-old visited the Election…
A seven-year-old daughter of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was burnt to death in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur Sadar upazila as a mob of protestors set his residence ablaze on Sunday, the Daily Star reported.According to the report, the incident occurred at around 1.00am at the residence of Belal Hossain,a businessman and assistant organising secretary of…
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia (ANI file photo) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday expressed its gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he conveyed concern and extended good wishes to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who remains in a critical condition. Zia, 80, a long-time rival of Bangladesh’s longest-serving leader Sheikh Hasina,…
