Bangladesh Election 2024
Bangladesh Election 2024 Bangladesh, a nation of 170 million people, went to the polls to elect a new government in the country’s 12th general election on 7th January 2024: Polls close in vote boycotted by opposition…. PM Sheikh Hasina is set to win a fifth term – fourth straight – in general elections, boycotted by the main opposition party. Voting started at 8am (07:30 IST) and officially closed at 4pm (3:30 IST). Access to the website of The Daily Manab Zamin newspaper has been blocked across Bangladesh, one of the leading news outlets in the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is boycotting the election, a “terrorist” organisation. The voter turnout was very low as per the Bangladesh election commission. 27.15% of voters had cast their ballot upto 3pm ie 2.30 pm IST. Two people were shot amid clashes in Chattogram city, formerly known as Chittagong. Election Commission has said that Mostafizur Rahman Chowd