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A historic election in Bangladesh brings BNP to power. What to know about its leader

The Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, claimed victory Friday in the first elections held since the previous government was toppled in a student-led revolution in 2024.

A historic election in Bangladesh brings BNP to power. What to know about its leader
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The Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, claimed victory Friday in the first elections held since the previous government was toppled in a student-led revolution in 2024.

(Image credit: Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Originally published at NPR World

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