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Bangladesh Election Date Set Amid Political Turmoil

12/11/2025

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The Bangladesh Election Commission will announce the date for parliamentary elections scheduled for February 2025.
The interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has barred the Awami League from contesting, following a student-led uprising in August 2024 that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Khaleda Zia, is viewed as the frontrunner.
Jamaat-e-Islami has returned to politics after restrictions were lifted.

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The Bangladesh Election Commission will announce the date for parliamentary elections scheduled for February 2025.
The interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has barred the Awami League from contesting, following a student-led uprising in August 2024 that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Khaleda Zia, is viewed as the frontrunner.
Jamaat-e-Islami has returned to politics after restrictions were lifted.