Bangladesh Elections, Feb. 10 -- Over 127 million Bangladeshis will vote on 12 February to elect a new national government, marking an end to the 18-month rule of the current caretaker administration.

The interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, took control following a student-led uprising that ended 15 years of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party rule.

High-octane political campaigning to woo voters ends tonight - 48 hours ahead of polling. The two main contesting parties out of the 51 competing for power are the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami.

For 15 years under Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government in Bangladesh, India enjoyed robust strategic comfort in Dhaka.

Hasina served as prime minis...