Bangladeshi voters go to the polls this Thursday (12) to elect a new government in the country after the deposition of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in 2024, during a popular uprising. It is estimated that more than 1,400 people died in the protests, led by generation “Z”, which ended 15 years of government.
Under tight security and long queues at polling stations, the dispute pits two coalitions led by former allies, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, face to face.
In Thursday’s vote, voters will also vote on a referendum on a set of constitutional reforms, including the establishment of a neutral interim government for election periods, the restructuring of parliament into a bicameral legislature, increasing female representation, strengthening judicial independence and imposing a two-term limit on the prime minister.
