Bangladesh Goes to Polls Without Awami League, BNP Takes Centre Stage
Bangladesh heads to the polls in less than five days in its first election since the August 2024 uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina government. With Hasina's Awami League barred from contesting, attention has shifted to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), now led by Tarique Rahman. The BNP has placed India-linked issues at the centre of its campaign, promising a tougher stance on border management and river-water sharing-long-standing flashpoints in Dhaka-New Delhi relations.
