‘Women’s freedoms are at stake’: concern at rise of Islamist party before Bangladesh election

Jamaat e-Islami, oppressed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule, could take unprecedented share of the vote on Thursday Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Redwan Ahmed in DhakaWed 11 Feb 2026 02.00 GMTShare As the clock hit midnight, the women held their flame torches aloft and marched into the Dhaka night. “The people have given their blood, now […]