Bangladesh to hold national election on Feb 12

DHAKA, ‌Dec 11 (Reuters) - Bangladesh ‍will ‌vote on February 12 to ⁠elect ‌a new parliament, the country's Election Commission said ⁠on Thursday, its first national ​election since a deadly ‌student-led uprising ⁠forced then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ​flee to India last year. 

An interim administration led by Nobel laureate ​Muhammad ‍Yunus has ​governed the Muslim-majority country of 173 million people since, but has been grappling with rising ⁠discontent over delays in promised ​reforms, fuelling fresh protests and political division. 

(Reporting by Ruma Paul, ‌writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)