Bangladesh: Ban of ex-PM Hasina's party tests democracy

Bangladesh: Ban of ex-PM Hasina's party tests democracy

Ousted ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the upcoming elections to be boycotted, with her Awami League party set to be barred from running. Are free and fair elections in Bangladesh possible?

Bangladesh’s ban on Hasina’s party puts democracy to the test - Times Kuwait

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call to boycott Bangladesh’s upcoming elections has intensified political tensions after her Awami League party was barred from contesting the vote scheduled for February 2026. The interim government’s executive order last May suspended the Awami League and its affiliates from political activity, effectively removing the dominant political force of the past decade from the electoral arena. Hasina, who has li…