parliamentary elections

Patna, March 1 Amid speculation that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav may contest the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar, party supremo Lalu Prasad convened a meeting of its parliamentary board here on Sunday.The meeting is scheduled to take place four days before the deadline for filing nominations in...

Dhaka, February 28 – The Awami League of Bangladesh has begun to reassert its political presence in the country following the recent parliamentary elections, with over a dozen party offices reopened in the past two weeks, according to local media reports.In several locations, however, party...

New Delhi, February 26 – Major political parties vying for the March 5 parliamentary elections in Nepal are expressing concern that the country – once a popular global tourist destination – has not been able to reach the pre-Covid visitor numbers. Consequently, they have pledged to work towards...

Bhubaneswar, February 26 – With the announcement of the schedule for the biennial Rajya Sabha election, the three major political parties in the state – the ruling BJP and the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress – have intensified their efforts to finalize candidates for the four...

Dhaka, February 22 – As the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) assumed power in Bangladesh following its decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary elections, business leaders make up 70 percent of the newly formed cabinet, with 35 out of 50 ministers and state ministers...

New Delhi, February 19 – Once considered an impregnable red stronghold, the representation of Communist parties in West Bengal in Parliament has been steadily declining over time. By April of this year, the state's Marxists will have no representation in either the Lok Sabha or the West Bengal...

Dhaka, February 18 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired the first meeting of his newly formed cabinet on Wednesday, which set a 180-day priority plan with a focus on controlling commodity prices, maintaining law and order, and stabilizing supply chains.Rahman, the 60-year-old...

New Delhi, February 18 – The resurgent Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is asserting itself politically, as evidenced by its firm stance on immediate constitutional reforms, directing its criticism at the newly formed government led by BNP's Tarique Rahman.In June last year, the registration of...

Dhaka, February 18 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired the first meeting of his newly formed cabinet on Wednesday “to chart the course for the new administration,” media reports said.Rahman, the chief of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as prime minister on...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Wednesday the schedule for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, to fill 37 seats that will become vacant from 10 states.According to the Commission, polling will take place on...

New Delhi, February 17 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit India along with his family, and has expressed his desire to work closely with the BNP leader to strengthen the multifaceted bilateral relations.In a letter to Rahman, Modi said...

New Delhi, February 17 – A heated debate on Tuesday over a proposed Constitutional Reform Council reflected how, even before Bangladesh's newly elected cabinet could assume office, it was facing legal challenges regarding changes adopted by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, according...

Dhaka, February 17 – Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, following the swearing-in of the BNP government in Dhaka on Tuesday."I was pleased to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Government of Bangladesh, led by Prime Minister...

Dhaka, February 17 BNP leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh's new prime minister on Tuesday, marking a new beginning for the country after nearly 18 months of political uncertainty and lawlessness under the rule of the interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.Lok...

Dhaka, February 17 – Tarique Rahman, Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as the 11th Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, following his party's decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary elections.After taking the oath, other members of the cabinet – including...

Dhaka, February 17 Tarique Rahman, who lived in London in self-exile for 17 years, has made a remarkable comeback. The son of one of the most powerful political dynasties has led the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, founded by his father, to a resounding victory after 20 years.The 60-year-old BNP...

Dhaka, February 17 Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, days after leading his party to a resounding victory in the crucial general elections.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to the 60-year-old Rahman at the South Plaza...

February 17, New Delhi – Tarique Rahman will take the oath as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh later today.President Mohammed Shahabuddin will administer the oath to the new cabinet members at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad.Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party has won 209 out of...

Dhaka, February 17 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to become the country's Prime Minister after his party's Members of Parliament elected him as the leader of the parliamentary party, making it official.This development came even as all the newly elected...

Dhaka, February 17 – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to return to power in the South Asian nation after nearly two decades, as newly elected MPs prepare to take their oath on Tuesday.The oath-taking ceremony for the cabinet will be held at the South Plaza of the Parliament...