Tag: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

“Won’t let that happen”: PM Sheikh Hasina on ‘plot’ to carve out new state out of Bangladesh, Myanmar

"Many have their eyes on this place. There is no controversy here, no conflict. I won't let that happen. This is also one of my crimes (in their eyes)," she said.

May 27, 2024

Sheikh Hasina re-elected for fifth term in Bangladesh

Notably, the Awami League won in five constituencies amid a boycott by the opposition BNP and 15 other parties.

January 8, 2024

Bangladesh’s Oppn accuses Hasina of fielding ‘dummies’, threatening voters

Since the opposition’s boycott call, Hasina’s party had been scrambling to field independent – or “dummy” – candidates to make the election look fair.

January 7, 2024