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 referendum for sweeping democratic reforms. The interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, the 85?year?old Nobel Peace Prize winner, says the reform charter is designed to prevent a return to autocratic one-party rule.

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Yunus pledges quick power transfer to elected government, urging citizens to support the impactful 'July Charter' referendum.

Alliances led by the BNP and the Jamaat are vying for seats in Bangladesh's first election since Hasina's ouster.

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…

The crucial national vote is the first since a mass uprising ended 15-year rule of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The vote is a direct contest between frontrunner Tarique Rahman's BNP and a Jamaat-e-Islami-led coalition of 11 parties.

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.

The landmark election determines the country's leadership and return to democracy following a 2024 student-led uprising.

Voters across Bangladesh were electing members to parliament, 18 months after anti-government protests forced the previous administration from office.

The landmark election determines the country's leadership and return to democracy following a 2024 student-led uprising.

“This is a day of great joy," Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus told reporters. "Today is the birthday of a new Bangladesh."

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