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Another False Dawn • EQUATOR

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Democracy has returned, but Bangladesh is more conservative than ever

Another False Dawn • EQUATOR Skip to content It was never in doubt that an alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would triumph in the country’s general elections, which concluded on 13 February. As expected, with 212 of 300 seats, it secured a supermajority large enough to amend the constitution. But anyone tempted to celebrate the start of a “democratic transition” should hold their tongue, because an alliance led by the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami came second with 77 seats – the Islamists’ best showing to date. Yes, Bangladesh finally has a democratically elected government, af

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