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Campaigning starts for Bangladesh's first national election after Hasina's ouster

(22 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Sylhet, Bangladesh - 22 January 2026 1. Wide of supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party at an election campaign rally  2. Mid of Tarique Rahman, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) waving to crowd from stage 3. Mid of Rahman seated along with other leaders  4. Wide of supporters of BNP at rally  5. Wide of supporters of BNP marching towards rally site  6. Wide of people entering BNP rally site  7. Various of supporters of BNP shouting slogans  8. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Ali Akbar Rajan, Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporter:  "Under his leadership (Tarique Rahman) , in the coming time we want to see a self-reliant Bangladesh and organizing this country through a democratic process (and) he will emerge as a successful statesman, that is what we hope for.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Dhaka, Bangladesh - 22 January 2026 9. Various of supporters of party formed by student leaders, National Citizen Party (NCP) , shouting slogans holding placards at a campaign rally; UPSOUND (Bangla) “This time Waterlily Bud (NCP party symbol) will win”  10. Wide of supporters of NCP shouting slogans, banner reading (Bangla) "National Citizen Party”  11. Mid of supporters at campaign rally  12. Mid of supporters holding election symbol of NCP  13. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Nasiruddin Patwari, National Citizen Party supporter:  "There are terrorism (crimes), extortion, corruption and land grabbing, (our fight) is against them to establish a just Bangladesh, and alongside to build a safe Dhaka for women and children.”  14. Wide of Patwari along with supporters walking and waving to people  STORYLINE: Campaigning began Thursday for Bangladesh’s first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere ahead of Feb. 12 election, which is seen as the most consequential in Bangladesh’s history as it follows Hasina's ouster and is being held under an interim government with voters also deciding on proposed political reforms. The interim government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus has pledged to hold a free and fair election, but questions were raised after his administration banned Hasina’s former ruling Awami League party. The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have historically dominated the country’s electorate. There are also concerns about the country's law and order situation, but the government says they will keep the voting peaceful.  Yunus assumed office three days after Hasina left the country for India on Aug. 5, 2024, following the deaths of hundreds of protesters and others in a violent crackdown. With the Awami League excluded from the election, a 10-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist party, is seeking to expand its influence. Jamaat-e-Islami has long faced criticism from secular groups who say its positions challenge Bangladesh’s secular foundations. A new party formed by student leaders of the uprising, the National Citizen Party, or NCP, is also part of the alliance. Tarique Rahman, BNP chairman and the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is widely seen as a leading contender for prime minister. His party has drawn strong support rooted in the political legacy of his mother, who died last month. Rahman returned to Bangladesh last month after 17 years in exile in the United Kingdom. Jamaat-e-Islami and the NCP are set to begin their campaigns in the capital, Dhaka. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...