Campaigns start for first post-Hasina polls


Out in droves: BNP supporters gathering for a rally ahead of the upcoming national election in Sylhet. — AFP

The country began official campaigning for a hugely anti­cipated general election next month, the first since the 2024 uprising ended the autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina.

Tens of thousands of flag-­waving supporters of key frontrunner Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) crowded the streets of the northern city of Sylhet, chanting his name.

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