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At least 18 journalists were assaulted or harassed while covering alleged election irregularities and violence on January 7, 2024, Committee to Protect Journalists reported in a statement
Stabilising a fractious political landscape and fixing an economy still reeling from the ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine war should top Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's agenda for her next five-year term, analysts said on Monday. Hasina, 76, secured a fourth straight term as expected with her party winning almost 75% of seats in Sunday's general election amid low turnout in the vote boycotted by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). During her 15 years in power, Hasina has been credited with turning around the economy and the country's massive garments ind...
Utility poles across Bangladesh are festooned with campaign flyers carrying pictures of general election candidates, most of them from the ruling party, as an opposition boycott looks set to usher... -January 04, 2024 at 08:00 pm EST - MarketScreener
Utility poles across Bangladesh are festooned with campaign flyers carrying pictures of general election candidates, most of them from the ruling party, as an opposition boycott looks set to usher Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to a fourth straight term. Rights groups warn the country of 170 million is heading for virtual one-party rule, after the boycott by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), though Western nations, key clients of its garments industry, have urged free elections. On walls in Dhaka, the capital, slogans painted in red and blue exhorted voters to pick "...
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - A thick layer of toxic smog wreathed Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka on Wednesday as the air quality index plummeted into...