Bangladesh to hold national polls on February 12, 2026
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Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold national polls on February 12, 2026, its electoral commission announced Thursday, the country s first since a student led...
Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold national polls on February 12, 2026, its electoral commission announced Thursday, the country's first since a student-led uprising toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina last year.
A referendum on a landmark democratic reform charter will also be held on the same day, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said in a television broadcast to the nation.
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