DHAKA: When he goes to the polls on Thursday, Atikur Rahman Toha will vote for the first time, believing that this election can bring democratic change to Bangladesh. A philosophy student at Dhaka University, Toha was already eligible to vote in the 2024 poll but, like many others, he opted out. “I didn’t feel motivated to even go to vote,” he said. “That was a truly one-sided election. The election system was fully corrupted. That’s why I felt demotivated.

DHAKA: For years under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s opposition had little presence on the streets during elections, either boycotting polls or being sidelined…

DHAKA: When he goes to the polls on Thursday, Atikur Rahman Toha will vote for the first time, believing that this election can bring democratic change to Bangladesh. A philosophy…

DHAKA: Bangladesh votes on Thursday in the first parliamentary elections since a 2024 uprising ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year iron-fisted rule — and also holds a landmark…

DHAKA: After almost two decades in self-exile, Tarique Rahman, the leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, is expecting victory in Thursday’s election following a change in…

Bangladesh’s first post-uprising election tests whether a new generation can truly reshape power.

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…

DHAKA: Bangladeshis lined up outside polling booths on Thursday as voting began in a pivotal election for the South Asian nation after the 2024 ouster of long-time premier Sheikh…

Chief election commissioner reports strong turnout, says Bangladesh has 'boarded the train of democracy'.

Voters are hoping for a return to democracy after 15 years of authoritarian rule under Sheikh Hasina.