The Ballot and the Algorithm: Extremism, Elections, and Bangladesh's Democratic Reset
Bangladesh votes for the first time in a generation. The extremists are playing a longer game.
On February 12, 128 million Bangladeshis will go to the polls in what is likely the biggest democratic event of 2026. For millions, it will be the first competitive election of their lives. After the student-led uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina in July 2024, and nearly two decades of authoritarian governance before that, the stakes could hardly be hi…
