Nearly 12.7 crore Bangladeshi citizens are eligible to vote today in the high-stakes 13th Parliamentary election, which is expected to mark the country's transition after the 2024 student-led uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. The BNP, which governed Bangladesh before Hasina, is widely expected to win the most seats, though it remains unclear whether it can secure an outright majority. "The countrymen, through this national election, will elect people's representatives, who are competent, responsible and respectful of the people's aspirations," he said. A tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Hasina to death in absentia in November last year for crimes against humanity. The countrymen, through this national election, will elect people's representatives, who are competent, responsible and respectful of the people's aspirations.

Source: Mint February 12, 2026 05:08 UTC