Shafiqul Alam faces a massive corruption probe involving Narayanganj City Corp, while his new media role at Daily Waadaa raises conflict-of-interest concerns.
New reports allege that former Law Adviser Asif Nazrul and his wife Sheila Ahmed laundered $1.3 billion during their 18-month tenure through a Dubai-based syndicate.
Discrepancies between the EC’s 59.44% turnout and independent 8.74% estimates in 243 seats spark a legitimacy crisis. Critics call the BNP's 2026 victory a "data-driven paper win."
As Bangladesh nears its 13th national election, mass voter disengagement, prisoner boycotts, and disputed postal ballots raise serious doubts about legitimacy under the interim government.