Bangladesh Election / Voting today amid violence and boycott in Bangladesh, will Hasina's government be formed again? view report

Bangladesh Election: General elections are to be held in Bangladesh today on Sunday. The tenure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has now been completed. At the same time, continuous efforts are being made by the opposition to remove Sheikh Hasina from the government. Opposition party BNP has also started a 48-hour strike across the country. The opposition has called for more and more people to participate in this strike. At the same time, incidents of violence are also being seen in many areas of Bangladesh before the general elections. Amidst this violence and opposition's boycott, general elections are to be held in Bangladesh today i.e. on Sunday. However, only after the general elections it can be said what is the opinion of the people of Bangladesh about the government and the opposition.

Opposition started nationwide strike

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 party boycotted the election. BNP has announced a boycott of the elections and called for a 48-hour nationwide strike from Saturday. BNP has called for a 48-hour nationwide general strike from 6 am on January 6 to 6 am on January 8. The party claims that no election will be fair and credible under the current government. Opposition caste parties are also included in the 27 parties contesting the elections. The rest are members of the ruling Awami League-led coalition.

Many cases of violence occurred in Bangladesh

Apart from this, incidents of widespread violence are also being seen in many parts of the country. According to fire service data, at least 14 cases of arson were reported in the 16 hours till 9:30 am on Saturday. A passenger train was set on fire near Dhaka on Friday night. Four people had died in this incident also. However, the opposition has also demanded an investigation into this matter. Apart from this, according to local media, arson was carried out targeting 5 polling stations outside Dhaka on Friday itself. Demolition has also been done in this case. The police is said to be taking action regarding this.

Votes will be cast at 42 thousand polling stations

According to the Election Commission, preparations for voting have been completed in 300 constituencies across the country. Besides, security arrangements have also been ensured. A total of 11.96 crore registered voters will exercise their franchise at more than 42,000 polling stations on Sunday. More than 1,500 candidates from 27 political parties are contesting in this election. Apart from these, 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. Voting will run from 8 am to 5 pm. The results of this election will be declared on January 8.

Hasina government for the fourth time?

Let us tell you that Sheikh Hasina has been in power since 2009. He won the last election in December 2019. Many incidents of violence were seen in the 2019 elections too, many incidents of deadly violence were reported. Besides, allegations of rigging in the elections were also made. In 2014 also, BNP had boycotted the elections. This time too, speculations are being made that Sheikh Hasina may come to power in Bangladesh for the fourth time.