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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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Anadolu Ajansı broke the news in Ankara, Türkiye on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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