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How podcasts are transforming political communication in Bangladesh

Podcasts are giving politicians direct, intimate access to young audiences outside mainstream media. However, they raise new questions about influence, accountability, and narrative control

Mirza Abbas, BNP’s candidate for Dhaka-8, has promised to reclaim the Shahjahanpur lake and develop it along the lines of Hatirjheel, fix the area’s drainage system, and improve local markets, among other pledges. But does he have the mandate? Photos: Mehedi Hasan

Why Bangladesh’s national elections feel like local elections in disguise

The women’s wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held a rally in Mirpur-10. Photo: Collected

Supporting party chief, Jamaat's women wing campaigns in Mirpur

BNP Election Management Committee spokesperson and adviser to the party chairperson Mahdi Amin. Photo: TBS

A political party is planning election engineering: BNP’s Mahdi Amin

CHT Sampriti Alliance holds press conference on 6 February 2026. Photo: TBS

Discrimination and insecurity persist in hill tracts even after 5 decades of independence: CHT Sampriti Alliance

Speakers address a press conference at TIB’s auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday, calling for effective awareness campaigns on voting facilities for persons with disabilities ahead of the national election. Photo: TBS

Hold awareness campaigns on facilities for people with disabilities at polling centres: DRW, TIB

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Lakshmipur press owner confesses making election seals upon Jamaat leader's orders

File photo of BNP rally. Photo: UNB

BNP to hold its final election rally in Dhaka on 8 Feb

Election Commission building at Agargaon in the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Electoral environment ‘sufficiently good, comparatively better’: EC

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Ameer Mamunul Haque speaks during a recent rally prior to 12 February 2026 election. Photo: Collected

Mamunul Haque unveils manifesto with focus on culture and heritage

Bobby Hajjaj, BNP-nominated MP candidate from the Dhaka-13 constituency. Photo: Collected

Zero tolerance against extortion and mugging: Bobby Hajjaj

Photo: Collected

6 illegally made election seals recovered, press owner arrested in Lakshmipur

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman is speaking at a public rally in Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj district. Photo: UNB

No more unfair elections in Bangladesh: Jamaat Ameer