Bangladesh votes today in high-stakes election after 2024 uprising against Sheikh Hasina, 12.7 crore voters eligible

Nearly 12.7 crore Bangladeshi citizens are eligible to vote today in the high-stakes 13th Parliamentary election, which is expected to mark the country’s transition after the 2024 student-led uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. Voting will be held across 299 seats of the parliament today in a two-way contest between the mainstream Bangladesh Nationalist…

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