On Thursday, the country will vote in the first legislative elections since the 2024 student uprising that ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladeshis will choose between a right-wing party dominated by a single family for decades and an Islamist party.
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Time: 6:06 am (Paris)
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