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The Muslim-majority nation of around 170 million people is preparing for its first election since a 2024 student-led uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina — who fled to neighboring India, where she has been hosted since by the Hindu-nationalist government.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); });

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