Bangladesh Election Commission bars deposed PM Hasina from voting
The Election Commission locked the national identity cards of Sheikh Hasina and 10 family members, barring them from voting due to their exile and ongoing legal trials.
- Bangladesh's Election Commission has locked the national identity cards of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, barring her from voting in the February 2026 general elections.
- Several family members of Sheikh Hasina, including her sister and children, have reportedly had their national identity cards locked.
- Sheikh Hasina was ousted on August 5, 2024, after a violent student-led movement that led to the interim government being overseen by Muhammad Yunus.
- Sheikh Hasina is currently being tried in absentia at Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal for alleged atrocities committed during the July 2024 uprising.
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Bangladesh Blocks Sheikh Hasina, Her Family's IDs to Prevent Them from Voting
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Bangladesh's Election Commission has said that the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and her family members will not be able to vote in the upcoming national elections to be held in February next year, local newspapers reported on Thursday. World News | Bangladesh Blocks Sheikh Hasina, Her Family's IDs to Prevent Them from Voting.
Bangladesh poll body ‘blocks’ Sheikh Hasina’s national identity cards, bars from voting in elections
In the latest act of political retribution, Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus regime has locked national identity cards of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members, barring them from voting them in elections. The regime has already banned her party, Awami League, from contesting elections.
Bangladesh Bars Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, Family From Voting In Next Year Poll
Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it has "locked" the national identity cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, effectively barring her from voting in the general elections scheduled for February next year.
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