Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Bagerhat is voting into uncertainty. With the Awami League barred from the race, the familiar arithmetic of the district's four parliamentary seats has collapsed -- replaced by internal fractures within the BNP and a resurgent Jamaat-e-Islami sensing its moment.

What once looked predictable now feels volatile, shaped as much by rebellion as by rivalry.

At the centre of the churn stands former BNP lawmaker MAH Selim, now contesting three seats as an independent, unsettling his former party and, voters say, tilting the field towards Jamaat.

FRACTURED BATTLEFIELD

Past credible elections suggest a mixed legacy: Awami League dominance in one seat, tight contests in others, and a clear Jamaat victory in Bagerhat-4, with nea...