Bangladesh Election: Main Parties and Key Issues Ahead of February Vote
Reported By Atiqur Rahman Eshte Social Media Influencer & Sub-Editor, dailyseshkatha.online DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh will hold a national election on February 12, the first since a student-led uprising toppled long-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Her Awami League, the country’s largest political party for more than a decade, has been barred from contesting, radically reshaping the electoral landscape of the Muslim-majority nation of 173 million. As campaigning intensifies, three parties have emerged as the most significant players. At the same time, the country prepares for a national referendum, to be held on the same day, on sweeping constitutional reforms. MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the BNP is the frontrunner. A recent poll by the U.S.-based International Republican Institute (IRI) suggests the party could win the majority of seats. Founded in 1978 by Khaleda’s late husband, for...