General elections are expected to take place in Bangladesh following the removal of the government of Sheikh Hasina amidst the Student–People's uprising in August 2024.

[3] In June 2024, student protests erupted throughout the country, demanding the reform of quotas in government jobs.

The protests were met with brutal crackdown by law-enforcement agencies and paramilitary forces, resulting in the deaths of many students.

[13] Zia’s successor as chair of the party, her son Tarique Rahman, was also found guilty of criminal conspiracy and multiple counts of murder for a grenade attack in 2004 that injured Hasina and killed 24 people.

[17] The electoral system has been criticised as disproportional[18][19][20] and a key driver of political deadlock in the country.