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Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladeshi Prime minister | The Guardian

16 February 2026

Source: The Guardian | 16 February 2026

Many voice hope that moment will mark move away from repression and unrest and a chance to revive economy

[...] Voter turnout of 59.44% “was enough to blunt” the Awami League’s claims that the results were illegitimate, said Pearl Pandya, a senior south Asia analyst at the US-based global monitor, Armed Conflict Location & Event Data.

But, she added, accommodating the party in the new political set-up would be “a delicate task”.

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