Bangladesh

As Bangladesh approaches crucial parliamentary elections on February 12, the political landscape is witnessing a significant and controversial transformation. The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), a party with a history rooted in Islamist…

She had envisioned a historic homecoming, one where throngs of supporters would flood the streets of Dhaka and every corner of Bangladesh, heralding what she hoped would be her final, triumphant return to power. The stage was set for a…

DHAKA – Khaleda Zia, the trailblazing former prime minister of Bangladesh whose fierce rivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the nation’s politics for three decades, died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, her party confirmed. She was 80.…

DHAKA: When Bangladesh launched a multi-million-dollar project to relocate Rohingya refugees to a remote island, it promised a safer, more dignified life away from the world’s most overcrowded camps. Five years on, the controversial plan…

DHAKA: In a historic and seismic moment for Bangladeshi politics, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned to a hero’s welcome on Thursday after more than 17 years in exile. Massive,…

The formal and decisive rupture of the decades-long alliance between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami marks a seismic shift in the nation’s politics, potentially redrawing its ideological map ahead of crucial…

Bangladesh at a Constitutional Crossroads: Institutional Legacies and the Imperative for Reform Following the Hasina Conviction Abstract: The recent in absentia conviction of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the International…

Landmark verdict finds Hasina guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year, as Dhaka demands India extradite her. DHAKA – A special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death…

A year after the removal of Sheikh Hasina from power in Bangladesh and her subsequent flight to India, the country is still navigating its path toward political stability. Elections have yet to be held, and governance is currently overseen…