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Bangladeshi women stand in queue to cast their votes in a polling station during national parliamentary election in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh votes in first general election since Hasina’s ouster

February 12, 2026, 09:02 AM - 3 min read

A total of 1,755 candidates from 50 political parties and 273 independents are contesting the election. The BNP has fielded the highest number of 291 candidates. There are 83 female candidates.

Bangladesh polls under global watch

February 11, 2026, 06:13 PM - 3 min read

Nearly 400 international observers and as many foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to monitor the February 12 general election and referendum, even as the absence of India and the US fuels diplomatic speculation.

The reports also allege that party supporters are collecting identity cards of women voters to enable fraudulent voting, exploiting the lack of provisions requiring burqa-clad women to verify their identities at polling stations

Jamaat planning massive manipulation ahead of B’desh polls: Intel

February 7, 2026, 12:04 PM - 3 min read

According to an intelligence officer, the alleged strategy includes large-scale voter migration from constituencies where the party has little chance of winning to areas where it expects stronger prospects against rivals, particularly the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

The party, considered a major rival to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the upcoming polls, also pledged to ensure a safe and dignified working environment for women

Jamaat unveils manifesto ahead of B’desh polls

February 5, 2026, 01:04 PM - 2 min read

Jamaat chief, Shafiqur Rahman, announced the manifesto, which commits to appointing a “significant number of women” to the cabinet if the party comes to power, despite the party not fielding any female candidates in the election

Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman undertook a day-long visit to the 66th Infantry Division in Rangpur, accompanied by at least one lieutenant general and four brigadiers

B’desh Army to raise three new para units

February 1, 2026, 01:51 PM - 3 min read

Bangladesh Defence sources said the decision signals a move to downgrade military training ties with India and Russia, which had earlier been preferred destinations for Bangladeshi officer cadets

DTSA Senior Security Adviser Steven Barry James held discussions with Rear Admiral M Moynul Hassan, Commander of the Chittagong Naval Area

US defence security official holds talks with B’desh Navy

January 30, 2026, 12:30 PM - 3 min read

DTSA Senior Security Adviser, Steven Barry James, held discussions with Rear Admiral, M Moynul Hassan, Commander of the Chittagong Naval Area on January 27

Jamaat’s rise follows the August 2024 regime change that removed the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government and installed an interim administration under Mohammad Yunus

B’desh polls: Jamaat surge poses challenge to BNP

January 23, 2026, 01:51 PM - 4 min read

According to an internal assessment accessed by intelligence agencies in Dhaka, JeI expects to secure outright victories in at least 76 constituencies, while considering contests in another 85 seats to be evenly poised

Acting on specific intelligence inputs, troops of the BGB’s 64th Battalion, deployed in Teknaf, conducted an operation approximately two kilometres north of border pillar 18 and around 800 metres inside Bangladeshi territory

Drone components seized from Rohingya man in Cox’s Bazar

January 21, 2026, 03:16 PM - 3 min read

According to intelligence sources, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested a 48-year-old Rohingya man, Mohammad Mostafa Kamal, at Hoikyang in Teknaf on the afternoon of January 17

The decision places Bangladesh in a category previously reserved for high-risk postings such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Sudan

India declares B’desh a ‘non-family’ diplomatic posting

January 21, 2026, 12:55 PM - 3 min read

The move requires Indian diplomats and officials stationed in Bangladesh to serve without their spouses and children

Rahman, speaking at a meet-and-greet event on Saturday, said there is “no reason” for the country to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, a news portal reported

Tarique Rahman appointed chairman of BNP

January 10, 2026, 02:28 PM - 2 min read

The Standing Committee of the BNP approved the appointment of Rahman as the Chairman of the party in a meeting on Friday

The decision was reportedly finalised after Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, was called back to Dhaka at short notice on December 30 for consultations

Dhaka’s decision to suspend visa service in India taken last year

January 9, 2026, 01:40 PM - 3 min read

The move came in response to India’s Ministry of External Affairs suspending visa services for Bangladeshi nationals at the deputy high commissions in Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna

Hossain was also asked about Bangladesh’s “potential interest” in procuring the JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft from Pakistan, to which the foreign advisor said: “I can’t tell about this today. [But] talks are underway. You will know once things are finalised"

B’desh suspends visa service in India

January 9, 2026, 08:10 AM - 2 min read

Hossain also told reporters that Bangladesh has sought reversal of a recently-imposed visa bond requirement by the United States, and called the decision “certainly unfortunate and painful for us”