How Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has created a climate of fear ahead of January’s poll

More than 10,000 opposition activists have been jailed after protests against ‘one-sided elections’, says Human Rights Watch.

Faisal Mahmud

· Yesterday · 09:00 am

Bangladesh on the brink again? Polls loom but the government and opposition have dug their heels in

It will take concessions from both parties on forming an interim government for holding the elections and in the electoral process.

Ziauddin Choudhury, Dhaka Tribune

· Aug 04, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Why United States’ opposition to Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has put India in a tricky situation

Bangladesh is the only place where China and India’s interests align.

Nachiket Deuskar

· Jun 04, 2023 · 06:30 am

From the Dhaka Tribune: How will US visa policy for officials manipulating polls affect Bangladesh?

The country has often been advised to correct its ways. More often than not, it has looked sideways and got by. Will this time be different?

Ziauddin Choudhury, Dhaka Tribune

· May 31, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina sworn in as prime minister for third consecutive time

This is Hasina’s fourth overall term as the prime minister.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 07, 2019 · 04:35 pm

Bangladesh elections: Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League set for landslide victory

The Opposition alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rejected the results and demanded fresh polls under a ‘non-partisan’ government.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 30, 2018 · 08:40 pm