Bangladesh’s New Government Gets Down to Business eschelhaas Thu, 04/23/2026 - 00:00 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List A Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporter waves national and party flags at a rally in Dhaka on 8 February 2026. CRISIS GROUP / Thomas Kean Briefing 187 / Asia-Pacific 23 April 2026 20+ minutes Bangladesh’s New Government Gets Down to Business In February, voters in Bangladesh’s first free and fair election in almost two decades delivered a clear majority to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The new government will need to pursue rapid reform if it is to keep public support. Job one is reinvigorating the economy. Share BlueSky Email Facebook Li