Sources: BBC News
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman is sworn in as the 11th prime minister of Bangladesh following the party's victory in the recent election. 2026-02-17
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, winning 209 seats in the first election since the July Revolution that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. 2026-02-13
Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolves the national parliament in preparation for an interim government following the resignation and departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. 2024-08-6
Protestors storm the prime minister's residence and the National Parliament building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2024-08-5
A court in the United Arab Emirates sentences 57 Bangladeshis to prison, including three to life sentences, for holding protests against the Bangladesh government in the United Arab Emirates, where protesting is illegal. 2024-07-22
Shahabuddin Chuppu, of the ruling Awami League, is elected by the Jatiya Sangsad as the new president of Bangladesh, succeeding Mohammad Abdul Hamid. 2023-02-19
Voters in Bangladesh head to the polls to elect 299 representatives to parliament. Seventeen people were killed in deadly clashes between supporters and opponents of the country's ruling party. 2018-12-30