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Two Hindus among four from minority communities elected to Bangladesh parliament

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Four candidates from minority communities, including two Hindus, won in the recent general elections in Bangladesh, with all being nominees of the BNP, which is set to form the government on Tuesday. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) claimed a thumping win on February 13 in the first elections held since a deadly 2024 uprising, with … Read more

7 out of 83 women candidates elected to Bangladesh parliament, 6 from Tarique Rahman’s BNP

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Seven women candidates, six of whom belong to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have been elected to parliament in the 13th national elections. BNP won a majority of more than two-third seats in the parliamentary polls conducted on Thursday. The election comes after a prolonged turmoil in the country following the ouster of former Prime … Read more