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

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…