Bangladesh election: BNP wins historic first election since overthrow of Hasina

Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil under autocratic rulerThe Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman has won a sweeping victory in the country’s first election since a gen-Z uprising toppled the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina.Results from the election commission confirmed that the BNP alliance had won 212 seats, returning them to power after 20 years, while their rival, Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, had won 70 seats. Continue reading...