Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, is set to become the prime minister. This was the first election in ...

The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.

Bangladesh’s incoming leader says he will work to build a more democratic country, overcoming challenges related to weak ...

The Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, claimed victory Friday in the first elections held since the ...

After languishing in opposition for 15 years, the party could reshape the South Asian country’s political landscape following ...

Bangladesh’s newly elected government will seek the extradition of former UK minister Tulip Siddiq to serve prison sentences ...

A landmark election in Bangladesh ended years of disputed polls, and now the winners face pressure to tackle corruption and a battered economy.

Since Bangladesh's independence in 1971, Jamaat had never won a parliamentary seat in Dhaka. Although the party contested multiple elections, including those in 1979, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2008, ...

Md Abdul Mannan, the Jamaat-e-Islami nominated for Dhaka-6, has filed an application with the returning officer and the ...

Azaz, chairman of the River and Delta Research Centre, has recently faced controversy over various allegations and is currently under investigation for corruption ...

BNP's Hindu candidate Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has won from Dhaka-3 by defeating Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Md Shahinur Islam.