Polls open in first Bangladesh election since uprising

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  I'm Alex Ridsson and in the early hours of Thursday the 12th of February these are our main stories.

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  Voting is underway in Bangladesh in the first election

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  since the uprising in 2024 that toppled long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Asena.

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  We start in Bangladesh,

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  where voting is underway in what's perhaps the most important election to take place there for many years.

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  This is the first national poll since the country's former premise,

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  a casino, was deposed in 2024 after several months of violent unrest.

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  Since then, Bangladesh has been run by a caretaker government,

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