A long-standing, unwritten equation has shaped Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections -- the party that secures a majority in the capital usually finds its path to forming the government. Since the mass ...

Early results from the Dhaka-8 constituency show BNP-nominated candidate Mirza Abbas, representing the Sheaf of Paddy symbol, leading over his rivals. The office of the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner ...

Bangladesh is preparing for another general election born out of a massive student-led uprising that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led government. Scheduled for February 12, the polls come nearly a year ...

Around 18% of the total polling centres in Dhaka-14, Dhaka-16 and Dhaka-18 constituencies have been identified as risk-prone. Among the three constituencies, Dhaka-14 and Dhaka-16 are marked as highly ...

DHAKA/NEW DELHI -- When India's external affairs minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, travelled to Dhaka in December to attend the funeral of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the visit was more than ...

Every election in Dhaka carries its own memory. Of sweeps and shutouts, of streets that once decided outcomes before ballots were cast. Yet as campaigning enters its final stretch, the capital once ...

BNP candidate SM Jahangir has won the Dhaka‑18 constituency, covering Uttara, Turag, Khilkhet, Dakshinkhan, Uttar Khan and the airport area, by a margin of 33,000 votes. Jahangir received 144,715 ...

WASHINGTON, February 10, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water ...

As the election date draws closer, a festive political mood has taken hold of the Dhaka-6 constituency. The narrow alleyways of Sutrapur, Wari and Gendaria in Old Dhaka are alive with processions, ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Tarique Rahman has claimed victory in Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary elections. Rahman, the son of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum ...

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Standing in a long queue at a government school in the capital Dhaka, Hasan Hoque, a former teacher, laughs and chats with a group of men who just arrived to cast their ballots.

The national elections were the first since 2024, when a student movement ousted the prime minister of the South Asian country. By Anupreeta Das and Saif Hasnat Reporting from Dhaka Bangladesh voted ...