Bangladesh’s 2026 Elections Indicate A Ceiling For Islamic Politics – Analysis

The Jamaat-i-Islami's 77 seats mark an expansion of the Islamic constituency in the Muslim-majority country, but they also indicate its limits.   

The Bangladeshi General Elections were held on the 12th of February under exceptional circumstances. It was not a routine rotation of democratic power, but a nation emerging from prolonged political exhaustion. For years, elections functioned more as affirmation exercises than competitive recalibrations. Opposition participation was constrained...