DHAKA, Jan. 7, 2024 (TBINN)
Bangladeshis today turned up in low numbers to cast their votes for the general elections likely to be won by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for a fourth straight term, amid sporadic violence and a boycott by the main opposition party B.N.P. and its allies.
According to initial estimates, the voter turn-out was around 40 per cent, but the figure could change after final count, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said.
An hour before the voting ended, the election commission had said that the voter turnout was 27.15% at 3 p.m. The 2018 general election recorded an overall turnout of more than 80 per cent
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