Tag: Bangladesh elections
Bangladesh cricketer Mashrafe registers landslide win in elections
Bangladesh’s ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza has become a member of parliament in the recent elections, becoming the first ever cricketer in history to be...
Bangladesh PM expected to win third term as vote begins
DHAKA: Bangladesh went to the polls on Sunday after violence-plagued campaigning, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking a third straight term in a face-off...
Bangladesh deploys 600,000 security forces ahead of vote
DHAKA: Bangladesh stepped up security Saturday in a bid to contain violence during a general election expected to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win...
Bangladesh party says hundreds of supporters held before polls
DHAKA: Bangladesh's opposition party on Sunday said nearly 2,000 of its supporters have been arrested on trumped-up charges in a crackdown aimed at derailing...
