The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a decisive victory in the country’s first election since a 2024 youth-led uprising ended 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, clearing the way for its once-exiled leader to take power.
An electoral official opens a ballot box as counting starts at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka on Feb. 12.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party took an early lead in vote counting following the country’s first general election since a student-led revolution in 2024.
Officials give a final check before dispatching the ballot boxes to voting centers in Dhaka on Feb. 11. Photographer: Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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