The world was told that February 12, 2026, would be the day Bangladesh finally breathed the air of “true democracy.” After eighteen months of an unelected interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the international community was promised a transition back to constitutional order. Instead, what the world witnessed was a meticulously staged spectacle, a ghost election designed to formalize a power grab under the guise of a “Gen Z uprising.
While the Yunus-backed Election Commission (EC) aggressively peddles a narrative of “robust” participation, claiming a voter turnout of approximately 59.4%, the reality on the ground tells a story of deserted polling stations and a disenfranchised populace. Independent observers and local reports suggest a staggering discrepancy, with actual turnout likely languishing between 10% and 13%. This was not an election; it was a coronation conducted in a vacuum.
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