“Like in America!” beamed one freshly minted minister. His new boss, Tarique Rahman, had just been sworn in as prime minister of Bangladesh in an open-air ceremony. This new gesture of transparency ...
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin, left ...
Enthusiastic voters line up at a polling center in Dhaka to cast their votes. Credit: Mehedi Hasan After one-and-a-half years of political turbulence – marked by the 2024 student‑led mass uprising ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’ s new prime minister was sworn in on Tuesday after his party’s landslide win in ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newly sworn-in Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, right, took his oath of office on February 17, 2026, outside the ...
North Korean cyberespionage actors Lazarus Group’s pilfering of $81 million via fraudulent SWIFT payment instructions broke the state-sponsored attack model to include financial gain, putting private ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh – An Islamist party has become Bangladesh's main opposition for the first time in the country's history, challenging the old dynastic political system despite persistent concerns ...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman pays a courtesy visit to Jamaat-e-Islami leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman at the latter’s residence, following the BNP’s sweeping victory in the ...
In June and July 2024, massive protests broke out in Bangladesh, led mostly by students demanding an end to the increasingly authoritarian regime of then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the Awami ...
The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before. By Anupreeta Das and ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's incoming leader said Saturday that he would work to build a more democratic country, overcoming challenges related to weak institutions after his party secured an ...