Bangladesh votes in first election since 2024 uprising

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Polls have opened for Bangladesh’s first election since the 2024 uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This is the first election without Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, barred from running after a student-led uprising toppled her 15-year rule. Tarique Rahman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is a leading contender to form the next government. He is the son of former Prime