The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has secured a majority after the country’s landmark election
This is a huge change of fortunes for the BNP’s leader Tarique Rahman who has been in self-imposed exile in London, our correspondent says
People were voting for a new government and also taking part in a referendum to change the constitution
This is the first election held in the country since student-led protests in 2024 ended the 15-year rule of its increasingly autocratic leader, Sheikh Hasina
As many as 1,400 protesters were killed during the uprising – with Hasina accused of having directly ordered the crackdown, an allegation she denies
Hasina’s party, the Awami League, was banned from contesting this election
Delhi, which has seen relations with Bangladesh plummet after Hasina fled there, will be watching this election anxiously, our India correspondent says
