Peaceful vote, first male PM since 1991: How Bangladeshi media covered elections, Tarique Rahman-led BNP’s victory
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by once-exiled Tarique Rahman secured a landslide victory as Dhaka went to the polls for the first time since a student uprising toppled the Sheikh Hasina government. As per Dhaka-based news outlet The Daily Star, BNP and its allies secured a two-thirds majority. The front pages of almost all … Read more