NEW DELHI -Lamenting the minuscule representation by women candidates in Bangladesh’s upcoming elections, a Dhaka daily on January 19 flagged “systemic design and failure” as the main reasons, echoing ...

Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, is set to become the prime minister. This was the first election in Bangladesh since student-led protests toppled the last government in 2024. Tarique ...

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Pakistan and Bangladesh are set to face each other in their final ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match at the Rawalpindi Cricket ...

Bangladesh General Election 2026 LIVE Updates: Bangladesh is voting for a crucial national election today, the first since the July 2024 uprising that ended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vote counting is continuing in Bangladesh, and local media are reporting results based on provisional tallies announced by the top ...

Bangladesh is holding national elections for the first time since 2024, when a student movement ousted the prime minister.

Tarique Rahman is poised to lead Bangladesh after his Bangladesh Nationalist Party scored an election victory.

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The parliamentary vote is seen as a test of the South Asian country’s democracy after years of political turmoil, including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 2024 ouster after mass protests.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, whose term will last for five years, is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman. He is also Bangladesh’s first male prime minister ...