Campaign marked by ‘tsunami of disinformation’ aimed mainly at young voters
The elections in Bangladesh are the first since the August 2024 student-led uprising that ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: AFP)
DHAKA - Bangladesh voted on Thursday in its first election since a deadly 2024 uprising, as parties crushed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule return to the fray with a powerful political heir facing an Islamist-led coalition.
Queues stretched outside polling stations in the capital Dhaka in the hugely anticipated election in the South Asian nation of 170 million people, with key party leaders raising fears of threats or “conspiracies” to derail the vote.
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