Bangladesh will hold its 12th general election on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expected to win a fourth term. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has boycotted the polls, calling the government illegal. The Brussels-based think-tank International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Bangladesh is at a critical juncture, as the election lacks […]
In the months leading to Bangladesh’s national election on Sunday, thousands of opposition supporters and politicians have been arrested Source: Thousands of opposition activists languish in prison as Bangladesh gears up for national election Category: International
Since independence in 1971, only a handful of the country’s elections have been considered ‘free and fair’. Source: Bans and boycotts: The troubled history of Bangladesh’s elections Category: News