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(MENAFN) Bangladesh's newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman pledged Wednesday to safeguard the country's religious minorities, placing the commitment at the forefront of his government's agenda in his first televised address since assuming...

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh’s newly elected prime minister, Tarique Rahman, has pledged to safeguard the country’s religious minorities, making their protection a top priority for his administration.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh’s newly elected prime minister has pledged to safeguard minority communities, identifying this as a key priority for his administration.

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OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As humanitarian funding declines, conflicts proliferate and high levels of forced displacement persist, the World Refugee & Migration Council is launching a new international initiative to build a...

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(MENAFN) A total of 297 newly elected lawmakers representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance were sworn into Bangladesh's 13th parliament on Tuesday, marking a decisive democratic turning point for a...

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(MENAFN) Measles and measles-like illnesses have caused the deaths of 10 additional children in Bangladesh, health authorities said on Sunday, raising the total death toll to 294 since mid-March.

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(MENAFN) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is poised to assume power on Tuesday following a commanding electoral victory last week — ending two decades in political wilderness and closing an 18-month chapter of interim rule that reshaped the...

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh has extended invitations to senior diplomats from South Asian nations to attend the swearing-in ceremony for the country’s newly elected government in Dhaka, following last week’s general elections, according to official...

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh's opposition party has declared victory and pledged to install a new administration within days following Thursday's parliamentary elections—the nation's first democratic vote since mass protests toppled the Awami League regime...

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(MENAFN) Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), appealed for national cohesion on Saturday after his party secured a commanding majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections.

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(MENAFN) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party announced it plans to establish a new government by Sunday, following its victory in the first elections since the July 2024 uprising that removed the administration of longtime rival Awami League. “The...

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(MENAFN) Bangladeshis went to the polls Thursday to elect a new government for the first time since a popular uprising ended the 15-year rule of the Awami League party.

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(MENAFN) Polling stations across Bangladesh opened Thursday morning as the South Asian nation launched its first parliamentary elections since political upheaval forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down in August 2024. Over 127 million...

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(MENAFN) Voters across Bangladesh head to the polls on Thursday in a historic election marking the first national vote since a mass uprising brought an end to the Awami League’s 15-year tenure in power.

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(MENAFN) Citizens across Bangladesh headed to polling stations on Thursday to choose a new administration, marking the first national vote since a mass uprising brought an end to the Awami League’s 15-year tenure in power.

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(MENAFN) Authorities in Bangladesh have begun tallying ballots following Thursday’s parliamentary elections, the first national vote since the 2024 uprising that removed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from office.

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(MENAFN) Bangladesh is set to hold general elections on February 12, marking the first vote since a 2024 uprising led by Gen Z protesters toppled the government of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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(MENAFN) As campaigning for Bangladesh’s general elections draws to a close, leading political figures addressed the nation on Monday, presenting their final appeals to voters, according to reports.