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Bangladesh's President Shahabuddin resigns citing health concerns

24 Jul 2026

Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin, appointed during the rule of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Friday halfway through his term following years of political turbulence in the South...

Bangladesh seizes $6.2b in assets linked to ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

15 Jul 2026

Bangladesh has confiscated assets worth 760 billion taka (about $6.2 billion) linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family and 10 business groups, authorities said on Wednesday. Since...

Sheikh Hasina says will return to Dhaka 'this year'

28 Jun 2026

Bangladesh's fugitive former leader Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country 'this year', according to an interview published on Sunday, months after she was sentenced to death...

Bangladesh nationalists celebrate landslide win; Rahman set to become PM

13 Feb 2026

Bangladesh's opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning ‌party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime...

Counting underway in first Bangladesh polls since deadly uprising

12 Feb 2026

Counting was underway on Thursday in Bangladesh's first election since a deadly 2024 uprising, with powerful political heir Tarique Rahman bullish about defeating an Islamist-led coalition. Leading prime ministerial...

Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly uprising

12 Feb 2026

Bangladesh voted on Thursday in its first election since a deadly 2024 uprising, as parties crushed under Sheikh Hasina's rule return to the fray with a powerful political heir...

Bangladesh officially launches campaigns for first post-Hasina elections

22 Jan 2026

Bangladesh began official campaigning on Thursday for the hugely anticipated general elections next month, the first since the 2024 uprising ended the autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina. Tens of...

Exiled political heavyweight Tarique Rahman set to return Bangladesh after 17 years

24 Dec 2025

The heir to Bangladesh's longtime ruling family and a leader of its most powerful political party, Tarique Rahman is set to return home after 17 years in exile and...

Bangladesh holds state funeral for slain student leader amid tight security

20 Dec 2025

Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi mourners, including the country's interim government leader, attended the funeral on Saturday of a slain ‍youth leader and ‌election candidate amid tight security. Sharif...

Bangladesh's ex-PM Hasina, family members sentenced to jail in corruption case

01 Dec 2025

A court in Bangladesh's capital sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years in...

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