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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Bangladesh nationalists claim landslide victory in first election since Gen Z uprising

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed a landslide victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 student-led uprising, which resulted in the ouster of Sheikh Hasina.

Despite a ban on former prime minister Hasina’s Awami League, the election has been touted as Bangladesh’s first truly competitive vote in years, and garnered a voter turnout of just under 60 per cent.

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