Tarique Rahman is Bangladesh’s presumptive next leader after his party swept Thursday’s general election, easily overcoming an alliance of Islamist parties and student leaders.
Tarique Rahman is Bangladesh’s presumptive next leader after his party swept Thursday’s general election, easily overcoming an alliance of Islamist parties and student leaders.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a decisive victory in the country’s first election since a 2024 youth-led uprising ended 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, clearing the way for its once-exiled leader to take power.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a decisive victory in the country’s first election since a 2024 youth-led uprising ended 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, clearing the way for its once-exiled leader to take power.
An electoral official opens a ballot box as counting starts at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka on Feb. 12.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party took an early lead in vote counting following the country’s first general election since a student-led revolution in 2024.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party took an early lead in vote counting following the country’s first general election since a student-led revolution in 2024.
Officials give a final check before dispatching the ballot boxes to voting centers in Dhaka on Feb. 11. Photographer: Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto/Getty Images
A Gen Z uprising that ended 15 years of rule faces its first electoral test amid economic strain and intensifying regional rivalries.
Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka, in 2024. Thursday’s election will be the first since Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took over as interim leader following the uprising.
The US is moving to reduce its so-called reciprocal tariff on goods from Bangladesh and offering a new exemption for textile products, the White House said Monday, in the latest adjustment for the South Asian country.
The US is moving to reduce its so-called reciprocal tariff on goods from Bangladesh and offering a new exemption for textile products, the White House said Monday, in the latest adjustment for the South Asian country.
Raw materials stacked in a warehouse inside a garment factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s central bank kept its main policy rate unchanged at 10% on Monday ahead of national elections this week, citing persistent high inflation in the South Asian country.
Bangladesh’s central bank kept its main policy rate unchanged at 10% on Monday ahead of national elections this week, citing persistent high inflation in the South Asian country.
Workers carry bags of goods at the Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh will skip the T-20 Cricket World Cup in India starting next month, its interim government said, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the South Asian neighbors.
Bangladesh will skip the T-20 Cricket World Cup in India starting next month, its interim government said, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the South Asian neighbors.
Bangladesh’s economy is poised for a quick rebound following next month’s national election provided the transition of power in the South Asian nation remains peaceful, according to the head of the country’s central bank.
Bangladesh’s economy is poised for a quick rebound following next month’s national election provided the transition of power in the South Asian nation remains peaceful, according to the head of the country’s central bank.
Bangladesh’s economy is poised for a quick rebound following next month’s national election provided the transition of power in the South Asian nation remains peaceful, according to the head of the country’s central bank.
Bangladesh’s economy is poised for a quick rebound following next month’s national election provided the transition of power in the South Asian nation remains peaceful, according to the head of the country’s central bank.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signaled he’s seeking a “new beginning” with neighboring Bangladesh in a personal message to Tarique Rahman, acting head of the country’s largest political party.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signaled he’s seeking a “new beginning” with neighboring Bangladesh in a personal message to Tarique Rahman, acting head of the country’s largest political party.
Khaleda Zia, the former prime minister of Bangladesh who helped usher in democracy after a tumultuous period of military rule and who dominated the country’s politics for decades, has died. She was 80.
Khaleda Zia, the former prime minister of Bangladesh who helped usher in democracy after a tumultuous period of military rule and who dominated the country’s politics for decades, has died. She was 80.
Khaleda Zia in Dhaka in 2013. Photographer: A.M. Ahad/AP Photo
Tarique Rahman, a frontrunner in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, ended a 17-year exile in London and returned to Bangladesh, a move that signals a major shift in the South Asian nation’s political landscape.
Tarique Rahman, a frontrunner in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, ended a 17-year exile in London and returned to Bangladesh, a move that signals a major shift in the South Asian nation’s political landscape.
A banner welcoming the return of Tarique Rahman displayed in front of BNP's office in Paltan, Bangladesh, on Dec. 24. Photographer: NurPhoto/NurPhoto
Violence swept through parts of Bangladesh after the death of a prominent activist behind the 2024 mass uprising, deepening concerns about the South Asian country’s fragile political transition.
Violence swept through parts of Bangladesh after the death of a prominent activist behind the 2024 mass uprising, deepening concerns about the South Asian country’s fragile political transition.
Protesters set fires at the offices of Bangladesh’s leading daily newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star following the news of the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, in Dhaka on Dec. 19.
A court in Bangladesh sentenced former UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq in absentia to two years in prison in a case involving property deals with her aunt, the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
A court in Bangladesh sentenced former UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq in absentia to two years in prison in a case involving property deals with her aunt, the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Tulip Siddiq Photographer: Victoria Jones/PA Images/Getty Images
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