DHAKA (MNTV) – Inqilab Moncho, the student activist organization that was instrumental in last year’s uprising, has issued a call for voters to make independent choices at the polls. In a statement shared across multiple Facebook posts, the group—also referred to as Platform for Revolution—emphasized its political neutrality, decla...
DHAKA (MNTV) — A senior Jamaat-e-Islami official has accused attackers of targeting party supporters in several incidents across Bangladesh, according to local media reports. Ehsanul Mahbub Jobayer, the party’s assistant secretary general, told reporters outside Jamaat’s central office in Dhaka that violence had erupted in at least...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) – – Bangladesh Jama’at-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has expressed hope that his party would form the government through the voters’ mandate. “If the voting is held in a free and fair manner, we will accept the results. Others should also accept the verdict of the people,” he told reporters after cas...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) – Long queues of voters were seen outside polling stations in Bangladesh on Thursday morning, even an hour before voting for the 13th national parliamentary election and the referendum officially began at 7:30am, reports The Daily Star. A festive atmosphere prevailed at many centers, with law enforcement personn...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Voters in Bangladesh began casting their ballots Thursday to elect a new government for the first time since a popular uprising ended the 15-year rule of the Awami League party. More than 127.6 million people are eligible to vote and will also render their verdict on constitutional reforms. Voting began at [&hell...
DHAKA (MNTV) – A delegation of the European Union election observation mission met with Professor Ali Riaz, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser as the EU scales up its comprehensive monitoring of Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections scheduled for February 12. The six-member EU delegation, led by Chief Observer Ivars Ijabs, a Mem...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman has pledged to build what he called a “Bangladesh 2.0,” promising sweeping reforms in the judiciary, education and economy while placing the country’s young generation at the center of state leadership. In a televised address to the nation ahead of the Feb. 12 vote,...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — A close contest, constitutional referendum, and diaspora ballots could reshape Bangladesh’s political future. Here is all you need to know: Election Day: Feb. 12 (Thursday) Total voters: 127,711,913 Parliament seats: 300 Districts voting: 64 Polling stations: 42,779 Security deployment 900,000 government person...
LAHORE, Pakistan (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s upcoming national elections are unlikely to produce a swift democratic reset but could mark the beginning of a gradual political transformation after years of centralized rule, renowned academic and historian Saleem Mansoor Khalid said in an exclusive interview with Muslim Network TV (MNTV). Khalid,...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh is set to host a large international presence during its upcoming referendum and national parliamentary election, with more than 500 foreign observers and journalists expected to arrive to observe and report on the voting process. Election authorities said 540 foreign nationals will enter the country in co...
