Is Bangladesh killing reforms introduced after student-led protests?
A new parliament has cancelled several reforms that were brought in after Hasina’s ouster to improve accountability.

A new parliament has cancelled several reforms that were brought in after Hasina’s ouster to improve accountability.

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Bangladeshi Prime Minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman urged opposition parties to work with the incoming BNP government.
Results mark a remarkable reversal of fortune for BNP chief who left country in 2008 and returned only two months ago.
The victorious Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters are jubilant, but analysts warn of challenges ahead.
Jamaat’s surge reshaped the contest, but constituency arithmetic and network power determined the outcome.
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus congratulates Rahman for ‘the landslide victory of his party’.
Tarique Rahman’s decisive victory may redraw regional alignments after years of pro-India policy under ousted PM Hasina.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins in a landslide two years after student-led revolt.
The victorious BNP was sceptical of constitutional reforms outlined in July Charter – now it must implement them.
Party led by Tarique Rahman says it will form government by Sunday.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Rahman has won a historic majority in the first elections after the 2024 uprising.