Dhaka/New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 12 -- Bangladesh went to polls on Monday succeeding the ouster of Sheikh Hasina and the turbulent phase of interim governance under Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

With Hasina's Awami League not in the fray and Khaleda Zia's death, the two giant politicians are not in the electoral battle for the first time in 30 years.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is currently headed by Zia's son Tarique Rahman, is aiming to return to power while

Rahman returned to the country in the recent past after an exile for 17 years in London.

For nearly 15 years, New Delhi enjoyed close ties with Hasina's Awami League government. Her departure and the reshaping of Bangladesh's political landscape introduce a new layer of...