Story Archive
2023-12-29
An earlier Navy statement saying that the vessel had been “turned away” was taken down, without explanation.
2023-12-29
Mass arrests and deadly protest violence have raised tensions ahead of the Jan. 7 vote.
2023-12-22
The tiny number of women running for election to Parliament in January reflects Bangladesh’s conservative political and religious norms, experts say.
2023-12-21
Reporters and government critics who live abroad allege that Bangladesh’s ruling party is harassing their relatives back home.
2023-12-19
Born out of a war that stemmed in part from an electoral dispute, the country still lacks a credible election system.
2023-12-19
Incident occurred amid transport strike called by opposition to demand the government resign ahead of elections.
2023-12-15
More than 2,000 candidates are contesting in next month’s polls but the main opposition party is sitting out.
2023-12-15
Security staff at Bangladesh’s camps work with boat captains to sneak out the refugees, Indonesian police say.
2023-12-13
The opposition labels the Election Commission’s freeze ahead of the Jan. 7 vote as restrictive
2023-12-08
Tens of thousands of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists have been arrested ahead of national polls in January.
2023-12-05
Most candidates are independents who are required to have written support from thousands of electors
2023-11-30
More than 200 buses and other vehicles have been torched in arson attacks coinciding with hartals launched by the BNP.
2023-11-19
One of the people-smuggling boats, with 249 aboard, had been pushed back to sea twice since Nov. 16.
2023-11-16
The party cites rigging fears as it refuses to commit to participating in January polls.
2023-11-16
This happened after two other Rohingya boats landed in Aceh earlier this week.
