Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted …
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a fifth term on January 11 after a landslide victory in an election boycotted by the opposition. Ms. Hasina’s ruling Awami League party won nearly three-quarters of elected seats in parliament …
Opinion: Sheikh Hasina’s Win In Bangladesh And What It Means For India
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League has won a fourth consecutive term in general elections. This is Sheikh Hasina’s fifth term as Prime Minister.
‘Free and Fair’ Bangladesh Elections Met With Mixed Reactions
The main opposition, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), boycotted the elections as their demands for a caretaker government to ensure a fair event were not met. Members of the business …
Bangladesh to post sixth highest GDP growth in Asia in FY24
In Asia, which comprises 48 nations covering the Pacific, East Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia, only five countries will be ahead of Bangladesh in FY24 when it comes to GDP growth: …
Bangladesh votes for continuity. It needs change
The results of Bangladesh’s election last weekend were pre-ordained: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party, the Awami League, won for the fourth consecutive time. Hasina, already the world’s …
Bangladesh’s economic growth to slow to 5.6pc in FY24: World Bank
The World Bank has said that Bangladesh’s economic growth would slow to 5.6 per cent in the current financial year of 2023-24. However, the …
UN: Bangladesh’s inflation comes down to 6.8%
financial sector vulnerabilities, and overall uncertainty. Not only the World Bank, in December 2023 Asian Development Bank (ADB) also cut the growth forecast for Bangladesh’s economy to 6.2% for FY24 …
As West condemns Bangladesh election, China and Russia embrace Dhaka
The nation of 170 million people is moving closer to Beijing and Moscow amid tensions with the West, say analysts.
Myanmar says overwhelming support for AL reflects people’s trust in PM Hasina, her leadership
Dhaka, Jan. 10 — Congratulating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Myanmar has said the overwhelming support for the Awami League clearly reflects the trust reposed by the people of Bangladesh in PM …