Race for power in Bangladesh

The post-uprising election is crucial for shaping the future of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary election will be held on February 12. This election promises a much-awaited political transition from the Muhammad Yunus-led interim regime that assumed power after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster to a democratically elected government. Awami League remains banned and is not allowed to participate in this election. The election is a bilateral contest between a 10-party coalition led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and an 11-party coalition led by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JI). Notably, along with the parliamentary election, Bangladeshi voters will vote in a referendum that proposes several constitutional changes.