Bangladesh calls Indian foreign secretary’s remark on elections ‘unwarranted’

Bangladesh calls Indian foreign secretary’s remark on elections ‘unwarranted’

Md Touhid Hossain, adviser for Foreign Affairs of the interim government of Bangladesh. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s interim government on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) described Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s comments on the general election as “completely unwarranted”, saying it is entirely an internal affair of the country. “I see that statement as not … Read more

Once banned Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel wins Jahangirnagar University students’ union poll in Bangladesh

Once banned Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel wins Jahangirnagar University students’ union poll in Bangladesh

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A year after it was banned, Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, won a major university poll in Bangladesh on Saturday (September 13, 2025). With this victory at the Jahangirnagar University located near the capital Dhaka, Shibir now has … Read more

No alternative to Bangladesh polls, says Yunus

No alternative to Bangladesh polls, says Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. File. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s leader has warned that any deviation from planned elections would be “extremely dangerous”, as violent political rivalries deepen a year after the overthrow of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The warning comes after protests in the South Asian nation, which left a key leader … Read more

Bangladesh to hold elections in February 2026, says interim leader Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh to hold elections in February 2026, says interim leader Muhammad Yunus

Students watch as Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus formally unveils the July Declaration at the National Parliament premises, announcing full state and constitutional recognition of the “Student-Mass Uprising 2024” under a revised constitution to be adopted by the next elected government, in Dhaka on August 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh will hold elections … Read more

Will oppose July Proclamation of interim govt. if it goes against Constitution of Bangladesh: BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Will oppose July Proclamation of interim govt. if it goes against Constitution of Bangladesh: BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters during a protest rally in Dhaka. File | Photo Credit: AP The July Proclamation that is being planned on the anniversary of the anti-Sheikh Hasina uprising on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) in Dhaka will be opposed if it goes against the constitution of Bangladesh, said a senior leader of Bangladesh Nationalist … Read more