Bangladesh Politico

The front pages of Bangladesh's English language newspapers published on Thursday morning, the day after the first day of parliament, p...

With the 5 January 2014 'elections' unable to provide the government the requisite political or moral legitimacy to govern the coun...

The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday 16 January 2014, which was wide-ranging. The full text is set out below. Underneat...

This post follows through from my article today in the New Age newspaper --------------------------------- Article 25 of the Internation...

On 6 January, immediately after Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister gave a formal interview with foreign journalists , at Gono ...

This is a 'fact check' and commentary on the impromptu press conference which Sajeeb Wazed, the prime minister's son and a key ...

Here is a news report I wrote following an interview given by the prime minster's son to a number of foreign journalists on 6...

Here is a list of the ministers and their ministers, as well as the advisers to the prime minister Cabinet Division - minister: Sheikh H...

Now brace yourself - and you will need to having read my last post on the 'unelected' ministers. Now moving to the government...

Now this is truly wonderful! 25 out of the 29* full ministers in the cabinet became members of parliament in uncontested  'elections...

Interestingly, it appears that Western government ambassadors will be attending the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet today. The US...

There appears some confusion in the media in Bangladesh about the UK government's aid support to th country. On 10 January, New Ag...

The Daily Star had a story today that caught my eye, titled, ' Cut ties with Jamaat: European, Asian diplomats call upon Khaleda, expre...

US Senator Robert Menendez, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has sent two nearly identical letters to Sheikh Hasina ...

The ministry of Foreign affairs of the Russian Federation joins India in  issuing a supportive statement to the Bangladesh government -  ...

The European Union has just issued its response to the election. It specifically refers to the need for elections, though does not state an...

Human Rights Watch has published a further press release about the current political and human rights situation in the country. Titled, ...

Below is the both the transcript of the press conference which the Bangladesh prime minister had with foreign journalists on Mo...

Further statements have been issued by different countries on the Bangladesh election. I have already published ones from US, UK, Canada, I...

This page contain a rolling blog containing news, commentary, and analysis on Bangladesh's 'election' day, 5 January 2014 until...