Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Nearly 127 million eligible voters in Bangladesh are casting their ballots on Thursday in the 13th parliamentary elections, 18 months after student-led protests toppled long-time leader Sheikh Hasina.
The elections are regarded as one of the most consequential in Bangladesh's recent history, with the outcome likely to determine the country's political direction after years of unrest and instability.
Since Hasina's ouster, Bangladesh has been run by an interim administration led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus. The interim government last year dissolved Hasina's Awami League and barred it from contesting the polls, marking a major political shift after decades of rivalry between Hasina and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zi...