Religious parties - some new, others long-established - are fielding more than 1,500 candidates for national and provincial assemblies in Pakistan's general election on July 25.

Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed is one of the United States' most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. At home, his charities are banned, as is a new Islamist political party launched by his followers.

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed demands resignation of Bangladesh Bank’s Governor Fazle Kabir for the sake of fair investigation into the reported gold scam in the central bank’s vault.

An international organisation that advocates for the rights of journalists raises questions about conditions that media face in Pakistan ahead of parliamentary elections.

For the first time in Pakistani history, election candidates can decide their gender and thanks to a law passed by Parliament in May, a man identifying himself as a woman does not have to appear as a male in the elections.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comes down heavily upon those involved in the “prevent boat” campaign ahead of the upcoming general elections at the end of this year, and says fulfilling the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to build a prosperous Golden Bangladesh is her only aim.

A titanic 46 million people below the age of 35 are registered to vote in Pakistan nationwide elections on July 25 -- many of them savvy social media users who are posting videos calling out the powerful.

Though allowed by the Islamabad chief commissioner, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam are not likely to be transferred to the Sihala Rest House as it lacks proper security arrangements needed for the high-profile prisoners.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says BNP wants a ‘Jatiyatabadi’ Election Commission (EC) to win the next general polls.

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed alleges that the government is trying to create a rift in their party-led 20-party alliance targeting Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

The government must ensure release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for a free, fair and credible general election, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

The Lok Sabha, the lower House of Indian parliament, begins a debate on the first no-confidence motion sponsored by the opposition against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A South Korean court sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds and interfering in a 2016 parliamentary election.

Much has changed in the last five years in the coastal metropolis of Karachi consisting 20 million people, and the transformation is playing out in the run-up to Pakistan's general election next week.

President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House says, a daring rebuttal to the torrent of criticism in the United States over Trump's failure to publicly confront Putin at their first summit for Moscow's meddling in the 2016 election.

BNP’s rebel mayor candidate Badruzzaman Selim announces to stay aside from participating in the Sylhet City Corporation elections scheduled to be held on July 30.

BNP will stage a rally in Dhaka tomorrow to press home the party’s demands for immediate release of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail and her better treatment.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs the authorities concerned to hold public examinations in a shorter time to avert too much of talks and rumours.

European Union hopes Bangladesh will be holding a fair and credible elections where all the parties will be participating in a democratic fashion.

Turkey's state of emergency which was imposed after the failed 2016 coup comes to an end, but the opposition fears it will be replaced by even more repressive legislative measures.