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Bangladesh launches campaigns for first post-Hasina elections
The election will decide 350 lawmakers and a referendum on reforms aimed at limiting executive power, with 43.56% of voters aged 18-37, officials said.
- Bangladesh's first national election since the 2024 uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is taking place, with campaigning beginning on Thursday.
- An Islamist alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami is seeking greater influence, while Hasina's former ruling party is banned from participating.
- A referendum on a national reform charter proposing measures like term limits and checks on authoritarian rule will be held alongside the election.
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Campaigning starts for Bangladesh's first national election after Hasina's ouster
Campaigning has begun for Bangladesh’s elections next month. It will be the first vote since the 2024 uprising that forced out longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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