Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formed the government in Bangladesh for the fifth term after a highly controversial general election held on January 7. The election was boycotted by the opposition and voter turnout was low. Firmly in the saddle, Hasina and her party, the Awami League (AL), are set to rule the country for … Read more
Bangladesh’s Awami League (AL) government is pressing ahead with holding general elections in January 2024 amid what Human Rights Watch says is a “violent autocratic crackdown” on the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). At least 10,000 opposition activists have been arrested since October 28 and many grassroots activists have fled their homes to avoid arrest … Read more
Advertisement In December 2022, the Bangladeshi High Commission in Canada issued a statement that sent shockwaves through the Bangladeshi Canadian community. The statement urged all “peace-loving and patriotic Bangladeshi-Canadians to be aware of those spreading anti-Bangladesh propaganda from Canada” and warned that individuals and media involved in such activities would not receive consular services. This … Read more
Advertisement In December 2013, Bangladesh’s Awami League (AL) government faced a crisis of legitimacy ahead of the general election. The largest opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and its ally, the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JIB), announced a boycott of the election, following the government’s rejection of their demand to hold elections under a neutral caretaker … Read more