Voting is taking place amidst violence in Bangladesh.
Voting started at 8 in the morning. So far, about 17 polling booths have been set on fire by the miscreants. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina voted early today.
After this he praised India profusely. Haseen said, ‘We are very fortunate that we have a trustworthy friend like India.
He supported us during the liberation war. After 1975, when we lost our family, India gave us shelter. Our best wishes to the people of India.
According to the Election Commission of Bangladesh, a total of 11.96 crore registered voters will exercise their franchise in the voting to be held on Sunday at more than 42,000 polling stations.
More than 1,500 candidates from 27 political parties are contesting the elections and apart from them there are also 436 independent candidates.
More than 100 foreign observers, including three observers from India, will monitor the 12th general elections. This election is being conducted amidst tight security. The Election Commission said that the results are expected from the morning of January 8.
Prime Minister Hasina’s ruling Awami League is expected to win for the fourth consecutive time as former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s (78) party BNP has boycotted the election.
Khaleda is under house arrest after being convicted on corruption charges. BNP has called for a 48-hour nationwide strike from Saturday.
The opposition Jatiya Party is also included among the 27 political parties contesting the elections. The rest are members of the ruling Awami League-led coalition, which experts have described as constituents of the “electoral bloc”.
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