2026-02-03
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Welcome to the inquiry from the BBC World Service with me, Tanya Beckett.
One question, four expert witnesses and an answer.
On February the 12th, 2026,
Bangladesh plans to hold fully democratic elections for the first time since 2008.
Bordered on the north, west and east by India,
Bangladesh is home to the fourth largest Muslim population in the world.
Its economy is the second largest in South Asia.
Since its independence in 1971, Bangladesh has been ruled by two dynasties,
and leadership of the country has shifted back and forth between their respective political parties.
From 2009, power has been in the hands of a woman from just one of these families, Sheikh Asena.
As the daughter of the first president of Bangladesh,
her image is deeply intertwined with the founding of the nation.