Bangladesh's long-dominant political party under scrutiny since 2025-2026
The president has cited autonomic neuropathy and health concerns, prompting his resignation. Parliament will appoint a caretaker president within 90 days, while Hasina’s position tightens as she returns to Bangladesh.
Ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina has said she will return to Bangladesh, insisting she must answer to her people. Speaking via videolink from New Delhi on the second anniversary of the 2024 uprising, she has pledged to confront the charges against her while Bangladesh seeks extradition and India says the request is under review. A memorial museum marks the uprising as Dhaka and New Delhi navigate a fragile reengagement.
Several political developments surround Bangladesh’s exiled prime minister Hasina, who has said she will return to Bangladesh amid a death sentence. Attacks on Shakib Al Hasan’s ancestral home in Magura have raised security and diplomatic concerns as Dhaka and New Delhi spar over Hasina’s Delhi appearance.
The BNP-backed Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has won the presidential election with 255 votes to 88 for Oli Ahmed in a 349-seat parliament. The vote follows the resignation of President Shahabuddin and marks a new phase in Bangladesh’s political landscape as Tarique Rahman moves to lead a two-thirds majority government. Hasina remains in exile in India, with a return planned for December.