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Bangladesh’s ruling and opposition parties hold rallies over who should oversee the next election
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoThousands of supporters of Bangladesh's governing and opposition parties held separate rallies in...
Sheikh Hasina and the Future of Democracy in Bangladesh
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Ganabhaban, the official residence, in Dhaka on Sept....
Bangladesh opposition leader detained after massive protests ahead of elections
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoOne of Bangladesh’s most senior opposition politicians has been detained after deadly clashes...
Bangladesh's ruling party holds rally to denounce 'violent opposition protests' ahead of elections
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoThousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party held a rally in the capital,...
UK and US say Bangladesh election was not free and fair
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoThe UK and the US have raised an alarm over the conduct of the 12th general election in Bangladesh,...
Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh's opposition leader in 2007, when hundreds of troops...
More than a billion people will head to the polls across South Asia in 2024
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoAn election boycotted by the main opposition as the world’s longest serving female prime minister...
Apparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoAn apparent arson fire on a train in Bangladesh’s capital killed four people late Friday and added...
A Bangladesh minister accuses the main opposition party of arson after train fire kills 4
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoBangladesh’s railway minister accused the country’s main opposition party of “arson” and “sabotage”...
Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoHundreds of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters protested Sunday to mark...