Troubled Bangladesh Goes to Polls Seeking Reform

Hasina’s party absent, rival BNP front-runner

Feb 10, 2026

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By: Nava Thakuria

Tariq takes the bus. Photo from Al Jazeera

Bangladesh will seek to reboot democracy amid continuing sectarian violence that threatens February 12 polls to elect its Jatiya Sansad, the national parliament, with United Nations secretary-general António Guterres refusing to send election observers out of concerns over unrest. The polls and …

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