The government wants 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote at the next general election.

Dhaka election 2026 hightlights: While the polling was largely violence-free, a crude bomb blast was reported from Munshiganj ...

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Bangladesh election LIVE updates: Voting is currently underway in Bangladesh’s national election. BNP's Tarique Rahman cast his vote at Gulshan Model School and College Centre in Dhaka. Meanwhile, 3 ...

The Bangladesh election is the first poll since Sheikh Hasina was ousted in protests and pits Jamaat-e-Islami against the BNP.

Bangladesh is holding its first election since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government collapsed in 2024 following ...