An era-defining election for Bangladesh, where Gen Z toppled an autocrat

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After years of authoritarian rule, there is hope that this election in Bangladesh will put the country on a path to democracy. It is the first time people will be able to have their say since a mass student uprising in 2024 led to the ouster of the country's longest-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. It was a day the world saw Gen Z topple an autocrat. Image: Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka in 2014. Pic: AP Once an icon of democracy and economic progress, Hasina is

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