'They said we didn't need to go inside as our votes had already been cast,' a journalist told Reuters by phone.

Didn't need to go inside, votes already been filled in: Voters in Bangladesh allege being barred from polling

At least 12 people were killed in election-day clashes in Bangladesh Sunday, after a bloody campaign overshadowed by a crackdown on the opposition by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is expected to win a historic but controversial fourth term.

Bangladesh elections: Voting ends, 12 killed in poll-related violence

A leading Bangladeshi news channel has been taken off the air, officials said Sunday as the country votes for a new government amid allegations of a media crackdown.

Bangladesh TV station taken off air for election day

Bangladesh stepped up security Saturday in a bid to contain violence during a general election expected to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win a record fourth term.

Bangladesh polls: Around 600,000 security personnel deployed ahead of voting

Sheikh Hasina has been hailed domestically for fast economic growth in the past decade and internationally for providing refuge to Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in neighbouring Myanmar.

For Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, authoritarian tag is 'badge of honour', says son Sajeeb Wazed

Bangladesh is set to vote on December 30 to decide whether to give a third successive term to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Over 10 crore Bangladeshis will vote in a single-phase general election on Sunday in country's 11th national parliamentary election.

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At a library inside a small district court in southeastern Bangladesh, barrister Mahabub Uddin Khokon stood up to take off his coat and scrunched his white shirt up to his shoulders to reveal a back covered in bandages over several shotgun pellet wounds.

Shot in the back: Dangers of being an opposition candidate in Bangladesh

Thousands of campaign fliers bearing photographs of the nuclear physicist with flowing grey hair lie in piles at his home because his supporters are too frightened to put them up in public places, the 72-year-old said.

Ahead of Bangladesh vote, opposition says it faces 'a reign of terror'

Campaigning for Bangladesh's general election at the weekend ended on Friday after weeks of violence, mainly against workers and officials from an opposition alliance, that has been criticised by the United States and others.

Weakened Bangladesh opposition hopes for change in Sunday's election

Days after Bangladesh’s elite counter-terrorism unit Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) unearthed a plot of Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) trying to sabotage upcoming elections with the help of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders, the RAB chief Benazir Ahmed made some startling revelation in an exclusive interaction with Wion.

Pakistan leaders are trying to meddle upcoming Bangladesh elections: RAB chief to WION

US Congress meets briefly, takes no action on shutdown Both chambers of the US Congress convened for only a few minutes late on Thursday, but took no steps to end a partial federal government shutdown before adjourning until next week.

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The United States and the United Nations on Thursday raised concerns over the looming general election in Bangladesh as the opposition said hundreds more activists had been arrested and attacked.

US, UN raise concerns over violence ahead of Bangladesh election

Bangladesh beefs up security as campaigning ends ahead of weekend polls

Bangladesh is poised on the threshold of momentous elections. The contest is believed to be a close one. Sheikh Hasina has been in power for over a decade and though she continues to be popular she will have to contend with the anti-incumbency sentiment.

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New clashes marred the deadly Bangladesh election campaign on Wednesday as opposition leaders stepped up complaints over the organisation of what they consider a one-sided vote.

Campaign attacks heighten fears for Bangladesh election

Days before Bangladesh goes to general elections, scheduled to be held on December 30, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the ISI was trying to sabotage the elections with the help of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders in the country.

Pakistan and ISI trying to sabotage elections with BNP help: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to WION

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has always had cordial relations with India. Under her regime, ties between the two countries flourished well and the engagement between the two countries improved on all fronts.

Bangladesh's 'battling begums': India-Bangladesh ties under PM Sheikh Hasina, ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Shut out by mainstream media and too scared to hustle on the streets, Bangladesh's main opposition party has been reduced to social media lobbying for votes in this week's national elections.

Silent opposition counts on viral votes in Bangladesh election

Thousands of army troops were deployed across Bangladesh on Monday to provide security and help conduct parliamentary elections on December 30, amid concerns that violence could happen.

Thousands of troops deployed in Bangladesh ahead of general elections

In a little over a week, Bangladesh will go to polls to elect a new parliament. Pitted against the Sheikh Hasina-led ruling Awami League (AL) and its various allies are the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) which had boycotted the last parliamentary elections but has cobbled a rainbow coalition under the banner of Jatiya Okiya Jote.

Bangladesh elections: A rocky road ahead for all parties

Facebook and Twitter said on Thursday, they had removed accounts and fake news pages linked to the Bangladesh government which had posted anti-opposition content, days ahead of an election in the South Asian nation.

Bangladesh: Facebook and Twitter remove pages, accounts ahead of election

Bangladesh’s main opposition alliance has written to the Election Commission seeking action to end what it says are violent attacks against its workers by ruling party activists and the arrests of candidates on trumped-up charges.

Ahead of polls, Bangladesh opposition alliance demands action over attacks

Bangladesh's politics has been more of a tussle between two women who have ruled over the country, taking turns, for nearly three decades now. Incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her arch-rival Khaleda Zia belong to families that had men fight for the cause of Bangladesh's liberation but with time the two women led separate camps to contest the general polls.

Khaleda Zia: Bangladesh's fighter Begum and former premier marred by controversies

He may be Bangladesh's biggest cricket star, but Mashrafe Mortaza insists he is not another Imran Khan, Pakistan's cricketing superhero-turned-prime minister. Contesting a seat in the national parliament for the ruling Awami League party in the December 30 elections, Mashrafe says he just wants to do more for sports and charity.

Bangladesh's Mashrafe harbours no Imran-like ambitions

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