Awami League wins 105 seats; counting unopposed seats, it holds 232 of 300 seats At least three people killed Monday in post-election violence in Dohar Elections were boycotted by the largest opposition group and its allies; turnout was low Many seats were won without opposition, because of the … [...]

: Bangladesh's ruling party defied pressure today to open talks with the opposition after its walkover win in an election which was marred by unprecedented bloodshed, boycotts and low turnout. Despite warnings that Sunday's crushing victory did not amount to a mandate, the ruling Awami League vowed to "eliminate militancy" as the death toll [...]

Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, said the bloody election in her country was legitimate – despite a boycott by the opposition, 26 dead and torching of hundreds of polling … [Read More]

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — For two decades, the "Battling Begums" have been at the forefront of this South Asian nation's politics, vying for power and trading insults in a poisonous … [Read More]

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DHAKA (Reuters) - A day after rolling to victory in an election boycotted by the main opposition and plagued by deadly unrest, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held to her stance that fresh polls could be called only if her rivals put a halt to … [Read More]

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Former International Cricket Council (ICC) President Ehsan Mani has said it would be better to skip the Asia Cup and World Twenty20 in Bangladesh than risk players’ security if the volatile situation persisted in the country He asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to ensure players’ safety before confirming participation in the tournament. The Asian [...]

Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League has won a violence-plagued 10th general election in the country. The Awami League has secured a huge majority in the 10th parliamentary election winning 102 out of the 147 contested seats. According to the Daily Star, Awami League won 232 of 300 seats, including those not contested, in the polls [...]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party has won 104 seats of the 147 contested in the 10th parliamentary elections held Sunday. The Election Commission has released final results of 139 seats out of the 147 in the 10th general elections, bdnews24.com reported. Re-polling will be held in the remaining eight constituencies since balloting was [...]

Around 70 polling centres were burnt across Bangladesh Saturday as the country braces itself to hold the 10th parliamentary polls Sunday. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said a few polling centres, which have been burnt, might be shifted at the last moment, but they would not be set up very far from their earlier [...]

Bangladesh goes to the polls Sunday amid a boycott call by the main opposition BNP and widespread violence that saw nearly 70 polling booths burnt down, buses and trucks torched, and a petrol bomb hurled on a train by opposition activists Saturday. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of former prime minister Khaleda Zia [...]