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    "parsed_content": "PinnedAnupreeta Das and Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, swept to victory on Friday in the country\u2019s first elections since a student-led movement toppled the last government in 2024.Mr. Rahman, 60, a scion of one of Bangladesh\u2019s two main political dynasties, is set to be the next prime minister. The role will require him to fulfill the demands of millions of students who had demanded a stronger democracy, less corruption, and more opportunities.The B.N.P.-led alliance had won 212 seats in Bangladesh\u2019s parliament, out of the 299 that were up for grabs, according to official results released by the country\u2019s election commission on Friday. Voters also overwhelmingly backed constitutional changes demanded by the students that include a two-term limit for prime ministers, the setting up of a bicameral parliament and greater representation for women.Mr. Rahman returned to Bangladesh in December after living in exile in Britain for nearly two decades. He has had a ringside seat to the growing pains of Bangladesh, a nation founded in 1971 partly by his father and run for years by his mother.The B.N.P. was heavily favored to win the election held on Thursday, which was called by the country\u2019s interim government.One of the B.N.P.\u2019s main challengers, the Jamaat-e-Islami, picked up seats but may not have enough to fetter the B.N.P.\u2019s agenda. The staunchly Islamic party questioned the integrity of the election on Friday, claiming there were \u201crepeated inconsistencies and fabrications\u201d in unofficial result announcements.But Michael Kugelman, a resident senior fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council, wrote on social media that the election had played out smoothly, calling it a big step for democratization.Even if the outcome was not in doubt, the route to the election was unusual. It started with the student revolution in July 2024 that led to the ouster of the increasingly autocratic previous prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. The students\u2019 frustration erupted after Ms. Hasina ordered a crackdown on protesters. More than 1,400 people died, and she fled to India.It came after years of rule by Ms. Hasina\u2019s Awami League and an election in January 2024 that was widely criticized by her opponents as rigged. Ms. Hasina\u2019s party was barred from contesting this election, which she described as a \u201cfarce\u201d on Thursday.In Mr. Rahman\u2019s brief campaign, he embraced the students\u2019 vision for a more democratic and inclusive Bangladesh. Still, some in the student movement harbor doubts over how far Mr. Rahman will drive change once in power, as he represents one of the two political dynasties that have dominated Bangladesh\u2019s history.Here\u2019s what else to know:Regional response: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India congratulated Mr. Rahman on leading his party to \u201ca decisive victory.\u201d Ties between India and Bangladesh began unraveling after Ms. Hasina was overthrown in 2024 and went into exile in India. Bangladesh\u2019s interim government criticized India fore refusing to hand her over to face justice at home. Read more \u203aPolitical dynasty: While Mr. Rahman has promised to address the demands of the protest movement, he is the scion of a political dynasty. The B.N.P. is one of the two entrenched political parties that have governed Bangladesh for much of its history since it gained independence from Pakistan in 1971. Read more \u203aMirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the B.N.P.\u2019s general secretary, said the party would form the next government by Sunday.Show lessFeb. 13, 2026, 6:47 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Anupreeta Das and Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshImageChecking election results at the Bangladesh Election Commission building in Dhaka on Friday.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesBangladeshis voted overwhelmingly to usher in a new political era.Four out of five people said yes in a referendum requiring its new government to implement constitutional reforms intended to safeguard democracy and strengthen the country\u2019s system of governance. They include introducing a bicameral legislature, setting term limits for prime ministers and measures intended to increase women\u2019s participation in politics.The yes vote was a victory for the students who led the 2024 revolution and have since fought for an inclusive democracy with better governance, a system of checks and balances on political power and more economic opportunities.But some students expressed concern about how amenable the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which won the election in a landslide, will be to implementing changes, even though the referendum is supposed to be binding.While only six of the 30 candidates put up by the National Citizen Party, which was formed by student leaders last year, won seats, the public support for the referendum could give them more thrust to act as a pressure group on the B.N.P.Students had criticized the N.C.P. for forming an alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, a political party that seeks to run society under Islamic law and to restrict freedoms for women. But Saleh Uddin Sifat, a senior N.C.P. leader, defended his party\u2019s choice, saying that it was a practical alliance that would help them be better able to achieve some of their goals.Mr. Sifat said his party didn\u2019t choose the B.N.P. because that party was \u201cnot aligning with the reformation process that we thought of.\u201dThe proposed changes are based on the provisions of the July Charter, a consensus document that the interim government of Bangladesh led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and Bangladesh\u2019s numerous political parties arrived at after months of painstaking negotiations. The various parties and alliances agreed that Bangladesh needed \u201cstructural, legal and institutional reforms to the current system of governance,\u201d including the Constitution, the electoral system and other public institutions.It is a broader win for students, many of whom said that getting the referendum passed was their only hope of securing some of the changes that they had envisioned after overthrowing the government of Sheikh Hasina, the autocratic former prime minister.But some say the July Charter is a watered-down version of the reforms originally proposed by commissions created by Dr. Yunus, who advised the interim government on how to build a better Bangladesh.Show moreFeb. 13, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshVoters also overwhelmingly backed the constitutional changes that were demanded by the student movement, according to the official result of the referendum that was held with the election. These proposals included a two-term limit for prime ministers and greater representation for women. Nearly 70 percent of voters approved.Feb. 13, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshThe B.N.P.-led alliance has won 212 seats in Bangladesh\u2019s parliament, out of the 299 that were up for grabs, according to official results released by the country\u2019s election commission on Friday. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the B.N.P.'s general secretary, said the party would form the next government by Sunday.ImageCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesFeb. 13, 2026, 4:11 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshMirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the general secretary of the B.N.P. who was jailed several times during the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina, said their expected win in the election is a result of a long struggle. \u201cThe responsibility has now increased,\u201d he said in a statement.Feb. 13, 2026, 4:11 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshHaving claimed victory, the B.N.P. has decided not to organize any celebrations and asked supporters to offer prayers instead. Salahuddin Ahmed, a senior leader in the party, said on Friday that the B.N.P. did not want to \u201ccreate chaos\u201d through celebrations and wanted to focus on the responsibility of forming the next government.Feb. 13, 2026, 4:01 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Anupreeta DasSaif Hasnat and Lam Yik FeiReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshImageTarique Rahman in his office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday.When Tarique Rahman, who is set to become the prime minister of Bangladesh, went into exile in 2008 after being charged with bribery and corruption, many Bangladeshis wrote him off. He was the scion of a political dynasty and, in a country often described as a kleptocracy, it seemed he was finally being held to account.Nearly two decades later, he has returned to seal a triumphant reversal of fortunes.Mr. Rahman arrived in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, in December, as the country was gearing up for one of the most significant elections in its history. The vote follows a student revolution that demanded fundamental political change, and Mr. Rahman led his party to a landslide victory by positioning himself as a man of the people.Mr. Rahman has promised to address the demands of the protest movement \u2014 a stronger democracy, less corruption, and more opportunity. But some students have expressed concerns that power in Bangladesh is just seesawing again between two entrenched families that have dominated its history since it gained independence from Pakistan in 1971.After casting his vote on Thursday morning at a polling station in a wealthy enclave of Dhaka, Mr. Rahman, 60, delivered brief comments pledging that his Bangladesh Nationalist Party would deliver on the pledge for change.ImageMr. Rahman arriving at a polling station in Dhaka on Thursday. It was rarely in doubt that Mr. Rahman\u2019s party would win. Its main rival was banned from participating.\u201cIf we win, our next priority will be to improve the law and order situation so that people can feel safe,\u201d Mr. Rahman said, as police officers and army troops shooed away those who got too close, part of a huge security net around the election.\u201cIf we can form the government, we\u2019ll start working on that from day one,\u201d Mr. Rahman said, before he jumped into a waiting S.U.V. Policemen on toffee-colored horses kept the crowds at bay as the vehicle inched its way toward the B.N.P. office, about a block away.On Friday, as votes were still being counted, it became clear that his party would lead the new government, most likely with a large majority.It was rarely in doubt that Mr. Rahman\u2019s party would win, with the Awami League \u2014 the party of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, an autocratic leader who was ousted by the student revolution in 2024 \u2014 banned from participating in the election. The Awami League and the B.N.P. have traded power for much of the almost 55 years since Bangladesh split from Pakistan and became a nation. Ms. Hasina is a member of Bangladesh\u2019s other political dynasty.The B.N.P.\u2019s main opposition this time was Jamaat-e-Islami, which has long pushed for a society based on Islamic law but formed an alliance with 10 other parties, including the National Citizen Party, created last year by leaders of the student revolution. While it appeared to have picked up seats, it may not have won enough to exert much influence over the B.N.P.In an interview with The New York Times in his office days before the election, Mr. Rahman seemed ready to reclaim his inheritance. \u201cWe are very confident that, Inshallah, we\u2019ll be forming the next government,\u201d he said.On the campaign trail, Mr. Rahman appeared aware of the challenge of positioning the B.N.P. as a party of change. He spoke directly to the demands of students, sending a message of inclusivity with his \u201cBangladesh before all\u201d slogan. The B.N.P.\u2019s manifesto mirrored the progressive vision that many student protesters had for their country, including greater participation of women in political life, more economic opportunity and the rule of law.ImageSupporters of the Bangladesh National Party, which Mr. Rahman leads, during a rally in Dhaka on Monday.The B.N.P. had been a party of change before under his mother\u2019s leadership, Mr. Rahman said in the interview. He promised that the party would work to empower women, as had his mother, Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh\u2019s first female prime minister. Ms. Zia was well regarded by many Bangladeshis, who supported her efforts to improve access to education for girls. She was also lauded for building Bangladesh as a garment manufacturing hub, which helped the country\u2019s economic growth. At the same time, critics said that Ms. Zia was unable to control the rise of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh in the early 2000s.Still, the B.N.P.\u2019s win poses troubling questions for Bangladesh\u2019s future, and for the future of the 2024 student revolution that toppled the government of Ms. Hasina. The revolution grew out of students\u2019 frustration at the lack of economic opportunity, widespread corruption and shrinking political freedoms.Both Mr. Rahman and Ms. Hasina are the offspring of foundational figures in Bangladesh\u2019s 1971 war of independence. Mr. Rahman\u2019s father Ziaur Rahman, the first military leader of Bangladesh, founded the B.N.P. in 1978. Ms. Hasina\u2019s father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is considered a founding father of Bangladesh.ImageMr. Rahman at a polling station in Dhaka on Thursday. The election was the first since a student revolution in 2024 that demanded fundamental political change.Ms. Hasina began to tighten her grip on the country after winning the 2014 election. Ms. Zia served as chair of the B.N.P. until her death in late December, despite facing a barrage of legal troubles, leaving Mr. Rahman to manage the party\u2019s affairs from Britain. Ms. Hasina, 78, fled to India after her ouster and remains there.Mr. Rahman has faced his own challenges. In March 2007, six months after his mother had relinquished power and a military government had stepped in, the police arrested Mr. Rahman on charges of extortion, as part of a sweeping anti-corruption drive. He has denied any wrongdoing.He left Bangladesh in 2008 and did not return until December.Asked if he was enjoying being back home, Mr. Rahman said, \u201cNot exactly,\u201d adding, \u201cbecause I see a lot of challenges ahead of me.\u201dVoters decided to give his family and his party, another chance.Milon Almazee, a businessman in Dhaka, said he supported Mr. Rahman for his maturity, and thought he would have working knowledge of government because he was the son of a former prime minister.\u201cHis speech, his diplomacy and his behavior are better than before,\u201d Mr. Almazee said. \u201cHe is smarter now.\u201dShow moreFeb. 13, 2026, 3:51 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshThe student protesters that led the movement to topple Sheikh Hasina\u2019s government in 2024 later formed their own political party. After yesterday\u2019s election, six members of the National Citizen Party, most of them in their 20s, are set to become the youngest lawmakers in Bangladesh\u2019s recent history.Feb. 13, 2026, 2:00 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Anupreeta DasReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshThis election is significant in part because millions of voters cast their ballots for the first time. The median age in Bangladesh is about 25, so most Bangladeshis were too young to vote during the 15 years that Sheikh Hasina ruled the country. And many who were eligible to vote didn\u2019t do so in the three elections held while she was in power.ImageCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesFeb. 13, 2026, 1:47 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshNearly 60 percent of the country\u2019s more than 120 million eligible voters cast ballots, an Election Commission official said. Counting began immediately after polls closed at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The turnout was much larger than during the 2024 elections, which the B.N.P. did not participate in, calling them rigged.VideoCreditCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesFeb. 13, 2026, 1:38 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Anupreeta DasReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshAlthough the B.N.P. declared victory on Friday morning and congratulatory messages from world leaders began pouring in for Tarique Rahman, who is set to become the next prime minister of Bangladesh, the Election Commission has yet to declare final results. By late morning, commission officials had declared results for 120 of the 299 parliamentary seats up for election. The B.N.P. was in the lead, with 94 seats. Jamaat, the second largest party, had won 19 seats, according to the commission\u2019s tally. Feb. 13, 2026, 1:06 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshBangladeshi authorities imposed a ban on vehicle movement during the election to lower security risks. That left the streets of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, completely empty. On Friday, as votes were being counted, permission was granted for most vehicles, except for motorcycles, to operate again.ImageCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesVideoCreditCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesFeb. 13, 2026, 12:37 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Anupreeta DasReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshMany female voters I spoke to mentioned the importance of increasing women\u2019s political representation, especially since they were equal participants in the student revolution. Around half of the country\u2019s population is female, but of the more than 2,000 candidates that stood in this election, around 80 were women. ImageCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesFeb. 13, 2026, 12:11 a.m. ETFeb. 13, 2026Qasim NaumanBangladesh\u2019s election process played out smoothly, Michael Kugelman, a resident senior fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council, wrote on social media. It was \u201crelatively peaceful, no major rigging allegations, solid turnout & no parties contesting the election have threatened to reject the result,\u201d he said, calling it a big step for democratization.ImageCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesFeb. 12, 2026, 11:40 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan congratulated Tarique Rahman on a \u201cresounding victory\u201d and said on social media that he looked forward to working closely with Bangladesh\u2019s new leadership. The two countries had poor ties while Sheikh Hasina was in power, but warmed significantly after her ouster in 2024. Historically, the B.N.P. has been friendlier than Hasina\u2019s Awami League toward Pakistan.Feb. 12, 2026, 11:08 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Saif HasnatReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshBangladesh\u2019s interim government has pledged fair elections in a country with a history of accusations of rigging. But on Friday, Jamaat-e-Islami, the B.N.P.\u2019s main challenger, questioned the integrity of the election. There were \u201crepeated inconsistencies and fabrications\u201d in the unofficial result announcements, the Islamist party said.ImageCredit...Mohammad Ponir Hossain\/ReutersFeb. 12, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Laura ChungPrime Minister Narendra Modi of India congratulated Tarique Rahman for leading his party to a \u201cdecisive victory.\u201d Relations between the neighbors unraveled after Sheikh Hasina was ousted in 2024 and fled to India. Bangladesh\u2019s interim government has criticized India for not handing her over to face justice at home.Feb. 12, 2026, 10:07 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Francesca RegaladoBrent T. Christensen, the U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh, congratulated Tarique Rahman and the B.N.P. on a \u201chistoric victory.\u201d The United States was looking forward to working with them, Christensen said on social media on Friday.Feb. 12, 2026, 9:52 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Anupreeta DasReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshGiven the recent volatility in Bangladesh, with clashes, rioting and attacks on Hindu minorities, the Election Commission had arranged for nearly a million security personnel to be deployed across the country. But polling day was relatively peaceful, the commission said in a statement, thanking people for their cooperation.Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesFeb. 12, 2026, 9:46 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Anupreeta DasReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshMy colleagues and I spoke to voters steadily flowing to the polling stations in Dhaka on Thursday. Anwar Hossain Monju, a construction worker in the Mirpur neighborhood of the capital, said he voted for the B.N.P. \u201cThe overall polling environment is better than before,\u201d he said. When he tried to vote in the last election in 2024, which was widely seen as rigged, Monju said he was told that his vote \u201chad already been cast.\u201dFeb. 12, 2026, 9:37 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Anupreeta DasReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshMuhammad Yunus, the economist and Nobel laureate, served as chief adviser to the interim government with the task of setting plans for the inclusive and democratic nation that the Gen Z protesters wanted. After he cast his vote on Thursday, I asked Yunus how he was feeling. Cheerfully, he said: \u201cFree at last!\u201d He added, \u201cMy job is done!\u201dImageCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesFeb. 12, 2026, 9:19 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Anupreeta DasReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshSheikh Hasina, whose government was ousted in 2024, issued a statement late Thursday after polling concluded, calling the elections a \u201cfarce\u201d because her party, the Awami League, was banned from participating. Currently in exile in India, she was convicted by a Bangladesh court in November of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. Feb. 12, 2026, 8:57 p.m. ETFeb. 12, 2026Anupreeta DasReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshAfter casting his vote in Dhaka on Thursday, Tarique Rahman said that his first priority if he won would be to improve the law-and-order situation in Bangladesh. He was surrounded by throngs of smartphone-wielding supporters trying to film him. When I interviewed him earlier this week, he said a return to normalcy was essential if Bangladesh is to grow, and that he would focus on creating a more stable country, where people feel safe to go about their business.VideoCreditCredit...Feb. 11, 2026, 8:52 p.m. ETFeb. 11, 2026Anupreeta DasSaif Hasnat and Lam Yik FeiReporting from Dhaka, BangladeshImageAt a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday, people boarded overcrowded trains to go to their hometowns to vote in the general election.At least one sign of change is evident on streets of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, even before the votes are cast on Thursday in the first general elections since millions of protesters toppled the country\u2019s authoritarian government in 2024. The once blue and green uniforms of its police officers are now gray and brown.The swap, made in November, was meant to distance the officers from the brutal crackdown on student protesters that ended in more than 1,400 deaths. Many of those protest leaders are now worried that this costume change may be as far as their movement for democratic reform will get.\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to change the dresses. We want to change the system, the structure,\u201d said Tanjina Tammim Hapsa, an activist at the University of Dhaka.In a way, the Bangladesh election is a test case for whether student movements in other parts of the world, including the Gen-Z uprising in Nepal in September, the June student protests in Kenya, and many of the protests in Iran in recent months, can bring about lasting change.When the young men and women of Bangladesh \u2014 a small neighbor of India, home to more than 175 million people where the median age is around 25 \u2014 took to the streets in July 2024, they were protesting against a system of reserving jobs for the descendants of Bangladesh\u2019s freedom fighters. But their frustration, over the lack of jobs and endemic corruption, erupted into outrage after the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, ordered the crackdown on protesters. She was forced to quit on Aug. 5, 2024, and fled to India; her party, the Awami League, has been barred from elections.ImagePolice officers with their new uniforms at Dhaka University on Wednesday.Image\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to change the dresses. We want to change the system, the structure,\u201d said Tanjina Tammim Hapsa, an activist at the University of Dhaka, the nerve center of the student movement.ImageStudents at the University of Dhaka. As an interim government took over, the students laid out their demands: elections to deliver a more inclusive government; a stronger democracy with term limits for the prime minister and a more independent judiciary; accountability for elite corruption and extrajudicial killing; and better economic opportunities for its young population.But in interviews with dozens of Bangladeshis about the revolution, many said the hope that once united students has unbraided. The leader of an entrenched political party is expected to win the elections and become the next prime minister. An ambitious agenda for reform has been watered down. Many students said they doubt whether the movement will achieve any of its major goals, even after the loss of so many lives.\u201cTheir sacrifice can\u2019t go in vain,\u201d said Majedur Rahman, 25, an applied math student at the University of Dhaka. If this election doesn\u2019t deliver a fair system, Mr. Rahman said, \u201cwe will have to stand up again.\u201dDespite their frustration, some young Bangladeshis are trying to hold on to optimism.\u201cThis is a great opportunity for me to show my right, my capability and my choice,\u201d said Khalid Muhammad Khan Abir, a 23-year-old student who was among the protesters.But Mr. Abir does not expect much change to come from the existing political parties, which he said are likely to fall into the same pattern of greed, corruption and power grabs that stifled Bangladesh under Ms. Hasina. Referring to those politicians, he said, \u201cWhen I get power, I feel that I\u2019m the only one, and I can do anything, and my word is the last word.\u201dImageIn Dhaka, people expressed some optimism, as well as anxiety, about the first general election since the ouster of the previous leader, Sheikh Hasina. ImageMajedur Rahman, 25, a student at the University of Dhaka.ImageThe streets of Dhaka began to empty this week as many Bangladeshis returned to their home districts to vote.Even the National Citizen Party, formed by students on a platform of making political reforms legally enforceable, has made compromises. It struck an alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, a party dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, upsetting students who wanted their representatives to be more secular and inclusive. The N.C.P. has said that it allied with Jamaat only for the election and disagrees with many of the party\u2019s principles.Many students say they have put their hopes, instead, on a referendum for political reform that is also on the ballot.In July, the interim government of Bangladesh, together with dozens of political parties, adopted a consensus document called the July Charter, which contained a collective vision for the country\u2019s future and specific proposals about how to achieve it. On Thursday, Bangladeshis will have the chance to vote, in a legally binding referendum, on whether to adopt those reforms.The proposals include measures to ensure more political participation for women, creation of a bicameral legislature where the upper house gets seats based on a percentage of the votes they win in the lower house, a structure meant to be a check on parliamentary control.Bickering and opposition to many of the proposed reforms by the two largest political parties, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat, and many others, led to a watered-down set of proposals. The B.N.P. is expected to win the elections.That compromise has shrunk the ambitions of the movement.ImageThe mood in Bangladesh, if not exactly celebratory, was festive with people gathering for the election. VideoSupporters of Tarique Rahman, chairman of the B.N.P., during a rally at Dhaka this week.ImageSupporters of Jamaat-e-Islami in Dhaka.Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, the executive director of Transparency International in Bangladesh, said that the student movement, like many others around the world, was \u201caspirational.\u201d For Bangladesh to set a new political course, he said, it must create a solid foundation, by strengthening its institutions and introducing more checks and balances. The July Charter could have provided that foundation, he said, but in its current form, it is already shaky.\u201cWe had an opportunity,\u201d said Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, who uses only one name. \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity lost.\u201dOne of the most important proposals would increase women\u2019s participation in politics. That was especially meaningful because women were highly prominent in the protest movement. The July Charter calls for at least 10 percent of candidates nominated to the proposed Upper House to be women, and it sets a road map for women\u2019s representation in the Lower House, going from 5 percent to 33 percent over several elections.That produced a sharp rebuke from Jamaat, the religiously conservative bloc that is partnering with the student party for the elections. Last week, a post from the X account of Jamaat\u2019s leader, Shafiqur Rahman, compared the employment of women to prostitution. After the post went viral, Jamaat representatives said that Mr. Rahman\u2019s account had been hacked.Taposhi Rabeya, a student activist who participated in the protests, said she was shocked by the comments and disheartened that political parties had nominated so few women candidates for the election. Of the 2,028 candidates, only 81 are women, including independents. Ms. Rabeya said she had hoped for a new kind of politics, where money, muscle and intimidation didn\u2019t determine outcomes. \u201cBut our political leaders have not been able to leave those practices behind,\u201d she said.ImageRashid Ahmed was among the people on a packed train who were heading home to vote.VideoPassengers leaving in an overcrowded train in Dhaka as they head to their homes to cast their votes.ImageNearly a million army, paramilitary and police troops are stationed outside polling booths and along streets. The journey from the 2024 student revolution to Thursday\u2019s election has been pockmarked with many things that Bangladeshis may want to leave in the past: chaos and riots after the death of a student leader, a resurgence of Islamic extremism, violent confrontations between political parties, attacks on Hindu minorities, and even a fracas over cricket matches involving Bangladesh and India.The mood in the country, if not exactly celebratory, was festive with people gathering for the election. The government has declared a two-day national holiday, so schools, colleges and other institutions were closed. The streets of Dhaka began to empty this week, as many Bangladeshis returned to their home districts to vote. At the Kamalapur Railway Station, the city\u2019s main rail hub, the trains were so packed that some passengers sat on the roof of the train.Political parties campaigned furiously until two days before the election, visiting homes late at night. For days, large campaign posters \u2014 on fabric rather than paper \u2014 have dotted the streets. The government had insisted on the change to save the environment.\u201cVoting is a joyful thing,\u201d said Rashid Ahmed, who was on his way to the town of Brahmanbaria to vote. \u201cEven through all this traffic jam, I\u2019m going through the hassle to get home.\u201dBut the government is also primed for the possibility of violence, with nearly a million army, paramilitary and police troops stationed outside polling booths and along streets across the country, officials said. For some Bangladeshis, their presence is an unsettling reminder. More than 1,000 police officers remain in detention or face criminal charges for their roles in the killing of student protesters under Ms. Hasina\u2019s rule.Many of the officers patrolling Dhaka have switched to their new outfits, but others are yet to receive their sets \u2014 a reminder of a country caught between its history and its future.ImageAt the University of Dhaka this week.Jane Alam contributed reporting.Show moreFeb. 11, 2026, 12:07 a.m. ETFeb. 11, 2026Anupreeta Das and Saif HasnatReporting from DhakaVideoCounting Begins in Bangladesh\u2019s First Election Since RevolutionPolls closed on Thursday in Bangladesh\u2019s first election since a student-led revolution toppled the government in 2024. Young voters, crucial in this race, hoped the results would help steer the country in a new direction.CreditCredit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesBangladesh voted on Thursday to pick a new leader. It\u2019s a pivotal moment: the first national election since a student revolution in the summer of 2024 toppled the previous prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. Bangladeshis also voted on a referendum that includes many of the political reforms demanded during the protests.More than 50 political parties put up candidates. The main parties \u2014 except for Sheikh Hasina\u2019s Awami League, which was barred from participating \u2014 released manifestoes that promised to fulfill the students\u2019 dreams of a more democratic and equitable Bangladesh, a country that has been governed by the same two parties since its independence, except for some stretches of military rule. But the candidate who is widely expected to win represents one of those entrenched parties, and many young people say they are unsure if their vision will ever be achieved.Why is this election important?Many Bangladeshis see this as a chance to build an inclusive democracy with safeguards against authoritarian rule and against the widespread corruption that sparked the protest movement.Voter turnout is expected to be one of the largest in Bangladesh\u2019s history. The last election, in January 2024, was widely seen as rigged in favor of the Awami League, and just more than a quarter of voters turned out. The B.N.P., the country\u2019s main opposition party, did not participate.ImageReading election news in Dhaka, on Tuesday.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesThis election is also significant because millions of voters will be casting their ballots for the first time. The median age in Bangladesh is about 25, so most Bangladeshis were too young to vote during the 15 years that Ms. Hasina ruled the country. Many who were eligible to vote didn\u2019t do so in the three elections held while she was in power.Who is running?Since the Awami League fell, the country has been run by an interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, an economist and Nobel laureate. For much of Bangladesh\u2019s existence, either the Awami League or the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, both with roots in the 1971 independence movement, have ruled the country.Now, the interim government has banned activities by the Awami League. Facing a death sentence for her role in the deaths of hundreds of students during the protests, Ms. Hasina has been living in exile in India. Mr. Yunus, 85, has said that his role was to ensure a smooth transition to an elected government and that he would not be running.That leaves the B.N.P. as the dominant player, and Tarique Rahman, the party chairman and the son of the military general who founded it, is expected to become the next prime minister. The party is running on a platform of \u201cBangladesh before all,\u201d a slogan meant to show an inclusive approach to government.ImageSupporters of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman during a rally in Dhaka, on Monday.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesJamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh\u2019s other main political party, has made significant inroads. Dedicated to a society based on Islamic law, Jamaat for decades was not seen as a mainstream player because it opposed independence from Pakistan in 1971. The vast majority of people in Bangladesh are Muslim, but its Constitution ensures freedom of religion. Jamaat has gained clout, analysts say, by playing on people\u2019s anger at the demonization of Muslims, particularly by the Hindu right-wing movement in neighboring India. A new player is the National Citizen Party, formed last year by leaders of the 2024 student protests. The N.C.P. and Jamaat teamed up to join the election field, along with a cluster of smaller parties. This arrangement has upset many students and those who want Bangladesh to be more secular, moderate and inclusive.What are the main issues?The various parties are campaigning on similar platforms that promise stability and the rule of law, better educational and employment opportunities for young people, a more inclusive society that welcomes minorities, gender equality, and other policies to strengthen the economy and encourage foreign investment.But at the heart of this election is the future of the students\u2019 vision for Bangladesh. Those views are enshrined in a referendum on the July National Charter 2025, which includes measures to increase the representation of women, impose term limits on the prime minister and ensure judicial independence. Most political parties support the charter, but the student-led N.C.P. said its proposals would have no teeth without a legal basis, and they pushed for a referendum on whether it should be included in the Constitution.What\u2019s the mood right now?In Dhaka, the capital, people have expressed a mix of suspense and anticipation. Some students say they have been frustrated with the slow pace of progress on reforms. Others say they are thrilled to be exercising their democratic right.The government was prepped for unrest. On Tuesday, large groups of police and army troops rehearsed crowd control plans, and more than 100,000 army troops are being deployed across Bangladesh, along with almost a million law enforcement personnel, officials say.ImagePolice officers setting up a check point ahead of the election in Dhaka, on Tuesday.Credit...Lam Yik Fei for The New York TimesThere have been reports of clashes between workers of various political parties in recent weeks. According to ASK, a human rights watchdog in Bangladesh, more than 600 people were hurt in election-related violence in January.Show more",
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