BARELY nine weeks before Bangladesh holds a long-awaited parliament election, the military-backed interim government is under pressure to tie all the loose ends for a smooth return to democracy, analysts say.
The election is due on December 18 and (...)
With Bangladesh likely to announce the date for a long-overdue parliamentary election next week, the country's army-backed interim government faces a hard battle to ensure all feuding parties participate.
Political analysts and diplomats said the (...)
BANGLADESHIS go to the polls on Monday to vote in the first phase of local elections amid enthusiasm stoked up by a court ruling allowing political parties, but overshadowed by a continuing state of emergency.
Election officials said hundreds of (...)
styled “interim government,” which took over with army backing 18 months ago vowing to rid the country of corruption and restore democracy, seems to be backing away from its promises, analysts say.
The release of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina (...)
BANGLADESH's biggest political parties, struggling to free their detained leaders in a battle of laws and nerves with the army-backed authority, are still haunted by the bad faith and mistrust that have made them epic rivals.
Their failure to (...)
