Story Archive
2018-12-31
Election Commission rejects calls for a revote, while government says polls were fair.
2018-12-31
Deadline for national citizenry registration passed on Monday, sparking fears among people who could be stripped of their rights.
2018-12-30
Opposition alliance says “vote robbery” took place, calls for poll results to be scrapped.
2018-12-30
Awami League-led alliance takes more than 200 seats in parliament, and BNP and its opposition partners win only 6 seats.
2018-12-30
Opposition leader Kamal Hossain says ‘vote robbery’ took place across the country.
2018-12-30
Barriers were installed to prevent refugees from exiting during general election, officials told BenarNews.
2018-12-29
Streets of the capital Dhaka are largely empty as polling gets underway with no mobile internet.
2018-12-28
Ruling party and opposition again trade accusations of violence against their respective candidates and supporters.
2018-12-26
The Dec. 30 election will take place amid a sharply diminished presence of poll monitors.
2018-12-22
Militants injured five security personnel hours after the gun battle.
2018-12-21
Opposition, ruling party trade blame for violent attacks as election day nears.
2018-12-21
Reporters Without Borders labels the country a dangerous place for journalists.
2018-12-20
Prime minister leads efforts to show that her secular party is open to Muslim influence.
2018-12-20
Pages masquerading as legitimate news sites were spreading anti-opposition content, Facebook says.
2018-12-19
National Unity Front says it will join China’s One Belt, One Road infrastructure plan.
