Bangladesh’s post-Hasina moment saw Muhammad Yunus step down, Tarique Rahman’s BNP win election and the nation face a test of whether democratic renewal can replace decades of entrenched abuses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/19/world/bangladeshs-historic-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #bangladesh #muhammadyunus #sheikhhasina #india #bnp #tariquerahman #jamaateislami #awamileague #ziaurrahman #khaledazia
After a historic vote, can Bangladeshis rise to the occasion?

Last week, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader Tarique Rahman won a commanding electoral victory.

The Japan Times
Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia is no more. The widow of the country's former president Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981), she played a pivotal role in the 1990 mass uprising that ultimately led to the toppling of the then authoritarian president Hussain Muhammad Ershad. Afterwards, for a period from 1991 to 2006, she served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh three times.
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- Magnanimous #RajivGandhi took the resignation letter, tore it and threw it in a dustbin. Who is stopping you to speak? Rajiv Gandhi asked #ZiaurRahman