This live has now ended. Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday (February 17, 2026), days after leading his party to a forceful victory in the crucial general ...

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus stepped down on Monday before handing over to an elected government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its leader Tarique Rahman. Bangladeshi voters ...

Bangladesh's largest Islamist party conceded defeat in elections on Saturday, despite earlier alleging problems with the vote count, clearing the way for Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique ...

Bangladesh has delivered a decisive verdict, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) sweeping the parliamentary election and positioning Tarique Rahman to become the next prime minister. For Nobel ...

Bangladesh’s referendum on the 84-point July National Charter saw 60.26 per cent turnout, with 4,80,74,429 “yes” and 2,25,65,627 “no” votes, alongside 13th parliamentary polls in 299 of 300 seats, ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party claimed victory in elections. The US, India and Pakistan sent congratulations. But the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami expressed concerns regarding the vote. The Bangladesh ...

As Bangladesh votes for its most crucial election on Thursday, the radical Jamaat-e-Islami and its leader, Shafiqur Rahman, are using religion and money to lure voters to elect the country's first ...

Bangladesh will go to the polls for the first time since its government collapsed in 2024 during a bloody crackdown on protesters. More than 127 million people are eligible to vote in the country's ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Polls opened across Bangladesh on Thursday for voters to cast ballots in a parliamentary election seen as a critical test of the country’s democracy after years of political ...

With Bangladesh heading into national elections in less than 24 hours, a rare and urgent congressional briefing on Capitol Hill has thrown a harsh spotlight on what speakers described as the ...

As old political alliances fracture and constitutional debates intensify, an unprecedented Islamist alliance is reshaping the country's electoral landscape. With the long‑dominant Awami League (AL) ...

The 2026 T20 World Cup has taken another dramatic turn following Pakistan's decision to boycott their match against India on 15 February. In a bid to resolve the escalating tension, the Bangladesh ...