Bangladesh Politics

There are fears that after the flawed election, the country will descend to totalitarian rule.

The ruling Awami League has taken lessons from the previous engineered polls in 2014 and 2018 to hone its strategy for 2024.

The 2024 election is a matter of political survival for both the ruling Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

New Delhi’s perceived support for an unpopular incumbent is stoking the fires of anti-India sentiment in Bangladesh.

The BNP’s decision to go for all-out street protests could backfire.

The Jamaat-e-Islami will not be able to contest upcoming elections. But it says it will continue to be politically active.

Clashes between BNP leaders on the one hand and police and ruling party activists on the other broke out in Dhaka during a major opposition rally.

Muhammad Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit to help the poor, is being tried on charges of corruption and violating labor laws.

Despite efforts by the government to decimate rivals, the opposition BNP is drawing huge crowds at rallies.

With a notorious track record of crackdowns on the opposition and the free media, a lot is riding on Bangladesh's general elections next year.

Recent political developments suggest that a replay of the electoral illusions of 2014 or 2018 is no longer an option for the Awami League.

The economic crisis has provided the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party with a stick to beat the ruling Awami League.