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Bangladesh on December 11 announced its first national election since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last August. The Election Commission set February 12 as polling day, with campaigning beginning January 22. Voters will elect all 300 parliamentary representatives and vote in a referendum on the "July Charter," a set of reforms introduced for deliberation by the interim government following Hasina's ouster. The country's political landscape has seen a sharp shift, with Awami League disqualified, and Bangladesh Nationalist Party emerging as the frontrunner. The BNP chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia, remains critically ill. As the vote nears, her condition adds further uncertainty to an already fragile political moment.

Bangladesh Elections: Hasina Banned, Zia Critical | Firstpost Spotlight

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Bangladesh Elections: Hasina Banned, Zia Critical | Firstpost Spotligh...