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

With 127 million voters set for the February 12 election, Al Jazeera analyses key numbers for Bangladesh's crucial vote.

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