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Ahead of the 12th parliamentary election in Bangladesh, the country’s Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said, “…we want our elections to be seen not only at the national level, but also at the international level.” Awal said Bangladesh “believes in credible elections.” participation and the fairness and acceptability of election results.”
Announcing the schedule of Sunday’s voting, the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh said that the election is going to be held on January 7. “Polling will commence at 8 am and will continue without any interruption till 4 pm. The ballot boxes will be inserted after the polling.” will be opened and results will be declared at the centres,” he said.
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More than 100 foreign observers, including three from India, arrived in Dhaka on Friday to monitor the general elections in Bangladesh.
Current Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Awami League is expected to win for the fourth consecutive time as former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) boycotted the elections.
However, 27 political parties, including the parliamentary opposition Jatiya Party (JAPA), are contesting the elections. The rest are members of the ruling Awami League-led coalition, which experts call “satellite parties”, news agency PTI reported.
As part of its vote boycott campaign, the BNP called for a 48-hour nationwide general strike from 6 am on January 6 to 6 am on January 8 as the party is claiming that no election under the current government will be fair and credible. will be.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina had urged people to exercise their franchise in Sunday’s elections to prove that democracy prevails in Bangladesh.
Due to fears of pre-poll violence in the country, Bangladesh deployed army troops across the country two days earlier “to assist the civil administration” in maintaining peace and order during the voting.
(With inputs from PTI)
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Published: 06 January 2024, 03:38 PM IST
