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As Bangladesh approaches another parliamentary election, political rhetoric is intensifying, development pledges are being recycled, and candidates are once again courting voters with familiar promises.

The Trump administration, unlike the Biden administration, does not view foreign policy through a values-based lens.

It has been about a week since the window for official campaigning for the upcoming election opened, and things are already settling into a familiar pattern.

Ongoing trend offers grim glimpse of the future of political disinformation

Despite the launch of Operation Devil Hunt, continued killings and law enforcement’s failure to arrest escaped criminals and recover looted weapons are raising serious concerns ahead of the national election.

The delayed election, rather than being merely a period of political stagnation, has paradoxically served as a crucial and illuminating interlude for Bangladesh. Had the interim government, formed on August 8, 2024, acted as a caretaker, conducted elections within 90 days, and then departed, peo

Despite the authorities’ efforts, Bangladesh’s pre-election environment remains fragile, said the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) in its assessment report published on Wednesday.

A pervasive sense of mistrust, fuelled more by political calculation than by reality, has paralysed the charter’s progress.

If AI is misused, the fallout could be sweeping and unpredictable.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to holding a free, fair, transparent, and festive general election in early February next year, ahead of Ramadan.

The trend of settling old scores about “who did what” decades ago should be seen as a distraction from the huge challenges facing any incoming government.

The government will carry out key administrative reshuffles ahead of the upcoming national election and will provide specialised training to around 150,000 police personnel to ensure proper execution of polls duties.

Only credible and experienced observers will be allowed to monitor the polls, he says

People don’t want to see politics being hogged by time-tested politicians who have failed people’s expectations time and again.

Among the priorities for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections is the long-overdue enfranchisement of approximately 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates.

Abdul Moyeen Khan, a member of BNP's highest decision-making body, in an interview with Reuters says his party wants elections this year

Survey says BNP leads with 41.7%, but data is from a fraction of total sample.

Around 58 percent of participants in a recent survey said they want the national elections to be held before the end of this year.

If voted to power, the BNP would form a government of national unity and ensure representation from the parties that would participate in the polls and those who protested against the last autocratic regime, said the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.