OPINION | Bangladesh Should Have Inclusive Elections In Feb Else Aug 5 Will Continue To Haunt

Bangladesh's 2026 elections follow PM Hasina's ousting after student protests and Nobel Laureate Yunus's interim government. Hasina, exiled in India, opposes the Awami League ban and rallies support via social media.

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Bangladesh is all set to hold the much-awaited general elections in the middle of February 2026, which is expected to be a historic one and an affair that the entire world will be keenly watching. This upcoming election, if it happens, will mark a significant moment in the country’s as well as in South Asia’s history, occurring precisely 17 months after the overthrow of the Awami League government, led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina’s ousting was triggered by a