"Live updatesLive updates, The landmark election determines the country's leadership and return to democracy following a 2024 student-led uprising. Polls have formally closed in Bangladesh's landmark election, which is seen as a direct contest between Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a coalition of 11 parties, led by the resurgent Jamaat-e-Islami party's chief, Shafiqur Rahman."
"While opinion polls suggest Tarique Rahman is a frontrunner for the prime minister, the Jamaat-led alliance, which includes the National Citizen Party (NCP), formed by student leaders behind the 2024 uprising, could spring a surprise."
Polls have formally closed in Bangladesh in a landmark election that will determine national leadership and mark a return to democracy after a 2024 student-led uprising. The contest is framed as a direct battle between Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and an 11-party coalition led by Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman. Opinion polls indicate Tarique Rahman is a frontrunner for prime minister. The Jamaat-led alliance includes the National Citizen Party (NCP), formed by the student leaders behind the 2024 uprising, and could produce an unexpected result. Voter turnout and coalition dynamics are likely to shape whether the election delivers a clear mandate or a surprise outcome.
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