Dhaka: The Bangladesh police arrested a journalist under the controversial anti-propaganda law and are looking for another one on allegations of publishing “fake” information about the elections held at the weekend, officials said on Wednesday. Journalist Hedayet Hossain Mollah, a Dhaka Tribune and Bangla Tribune correspondent, was arrested on Tuesday[Read More…]
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Bangladesh polls: Sheikh Hasina wins new term as Prime Minister
Dhaka, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to return for a new term in office as her party, Awami League (AL), has registered a landslide victory, Bangladesh’s Election Commission said on Monday. Hasina would become Prime Minister for an unprecedented fourth term after AL secured win in 259 constituencies[Read More…]
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza wins election, first active cricketer to become an MP
Bangladesh cricket captain Mashrafe Mortaza who contested the 11th parliamentary elections, fetched 34 times more votes as a ruling Awami League candidate for the Narail-2 seat than his nearest rival the Jatiya Oikya Front alliance’s Fariduzzaman Farhad. Mortaza became first active cricketer to become an MP. The pacer, known as the ‘Narail[Read More…]
Bangladesh Election live: Sheikh Hasina secures 4th term with a landslide victory
Voters from across Bangladesh exercised their franchise from 8am to 4pm on Sunday, to elect the next government. Early results show that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is heading for a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election. Hasina raced into a clear lead, quickly securing 19 seats against zero for the[Read More…]