"Each time political participation is denied to a significant portion of the population, it deepens resentment, delegitimises institutions and creates the conditions for future instability, the former leader, who is living in exile in India, warned in her email to the AP. She also claimed that the current Bangladesh government deliberately disenfranchised millions of her supporters by excluding her party the former governing Awami League from the election."
"More than 127 million people in Bangladesh are eligible to vote in the February 12 election, widely seen as the country's most consequential in decades and the first since Hasina's removal from power after the mass uprising. Yunus's government is overseeing the process, with voters also weighing a proposed constitutional referendum on sweeping political reforms."
Sheikh Hasina, living in exile in India and sentenced to death in absentia for a 2024 crackdown that killed hundreds and toppled her 15-year government, condemned the exclusion of her Awami League from the upcoming election. She warned that each denial of political participation to a significant portion of the population deepens resentment, delegitimizes institutions, and creates conditions for future instability. Hasina claimed the interim government deliberately disenfranchised millions of her supporters by barring the party. Muhammad Yunus's interim government is overseeing a February 12 election with more than 127 million eligible voters and a proposed constitutional referendum. Campaigning has begun amid questions about fairness and fears of broader unrest.
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