Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Sheikh Hasina and Family Barred From Voting in Upcoming Elections
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family in Bangladesh will not be able to vote in the upcoming elections.
The Election Commission has blocked their national ID cards, preventing them from registering to vote.
This means they can't participate in the elections scheduled for February next year.
The government has also made preparations for Bangladeshis living abroad to vote online, using their NIDs, but Hasina and her family will not be able to do so.
Sheikh Hasina and family members will be unable to vote.
Their national ID cards have been blocked by the Election Commission.
The upcoming elections are scheduled for February 2026.
Bangladeshis abroad must use NID to vote
Sheikh Hasina fled the country and took refuge in India in August last year.
- Who
- Sheikh Hasina and family
- What
- Voting rights blocked
- When
- February 2026
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Why
- NIDs were blocked
Neutral
Accusations
Fairness
Neutral
The Election Commission blocked voting rights.
Accusations
The action may be political retribution.
- Who
- Sheikh Hasina, family members
- What
- Voting rights blocked
- When
- February 2026 elections
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Why
- NIDs blocked
Sources
Bangladesh Bars Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, Family From Voting In Next Year Poll
Bangladesh EC Bars Hasina From Voting
Bangladesh Election Commission Bars Ousted PM Hasina From Voting
Sheikh Hasina, family members stripped of voting rights in Bangladesh - Telegraph India
Bangladesh poll body ‘blocks’ Sheikh Hasina’s national identity cards, bars from voting in elections