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Banning the AL has led to a vacuum filled by the Jamaat-e-Islami, now the second largest party and arguably stronger and more hopeful than ever about transforming Bangladesh into an Islamic state.
Foreign observers will not, and cannot, answer the big questions. At best, they can marginally increase the reputational cost of blatant fraud. At worst, they offer political elites an easy scapegoat, deflecting public anger away from those who truly failed.
The recent Innovision poll provides a very good snapshot of the political state of play with less than 6 months to go before elections
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Donald Trump
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Brazil
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BNP
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December 2025
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AI can improve transparency
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Yes
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As soon as possible
