AsiaOne on Nostr: Bangladesh will hold general elections on January 7, with Prime Minister Sheikh ...

Bangladesh will hold general elections on January 7, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party is boycotting the poll. Women make up almost half of the nearly 120 million eligible voters, while first-time voters number about 15 million. Vying for 300 parliamentary seats are a total of 1,896 candidates, 5.1% of them women. The economy, once among the world's fastest growing, was rocked by violent protests in recent months. Voting begins at 8am and ends at 4pm on Sunday, with counting starting soon after and initial results expected by January 8.

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