Bangladesh Votes: First Election Without Hasina, High Stakes & Tight Security

• Bangladesh holds its 13th parliamentary elections, a defining moment after Sheikh Hasina's ousting.
• First election in over 15 years without Sheikh Hasina or her Awami League party on the ballot.
• Nearly 958,000 security personnel deployed; 90% of polling centers under CCTV surveillance, with drones and body cameras used.
• Main contest between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a Jamaat-e-Islami-led coalition.
• BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman emerges as a key figure, casting his vote in Dhaka; Jamaat-e-Islami chief calls it a "turning point".