Bangladesh’s Tumultuous Election Highlights Dangers of Power Vacuums and Islamist Influence
As Bangladesh holds its first election after the ousting of Sheikh Hasina, questions loom over banned parties, rising Islamist forces, and the risks this turmoil poses for regional stability and American interests.
Bangladesh is at a perilous crossroads with its February 12 national elections marking the first vote since the 2024 uprising that forcibly removed longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Yet rather than a clear victory for democracy, this election reveals the dangerous consequences of political instability—conditions that threaten not just Bangladesh’s future but regional security and by extension, American strategic interests. How Does Excluding Established Parties Undermine Democracy? The interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus claims it will deliver free and fair elections. But banning Hasina’s Awami League—the historically dominant party—and excluding key players like the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
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