The shadow of the gallows once loomed over them. Yet, fate had other plans. Amid the turbulent aftermath of July’s bloody political upheavals, three controversial figures emerged from the darkness of imprisonment to claim victory in the country’s highly anticipated elections. BNP leaders Lutfozzaman Babar and Abdus Salam Pintu, alongside Jamaat-e-Islami’s ATM Azharul Islam, won […]

The victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in both parliamentary constituencies of Rajbari District in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election has significantly altered the district’s political landscape. In Rajbari-1, Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyum secured the seat, while in Rajbari-2, Harun-or-Rashid Harun emerged triumphant. Yet beyond electoral celebration lies a more consequential question: can this […]

Bangladesh’s opposition-turned-governing party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is preparing to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the swearing-in ceremony of its leader, Tarique Rahman, following the party’s decisive victory in the recent parliamentary elections. The development was confirmed on Saturday (18 February) in an interview with Indian news outlet WION by Humayun Kabir, […]