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Questions raised over official turnout of 40 percent after opposition boycott call and reports of empty polling centres.

Voters in Bangladesh cast ballots Sunday in an election fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, paving the way for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seize a fourth term.

The nation of 170 million people votes on Sunday in elections that the main opposition has boycotted.

Since independence in 1971, only a handful of the country’s elections have been considered ‘free and fair’.

The election has been branded a ‘sham’ designed to cement Hasina’s rule by exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman

Bangladesh's election on Sunday will be a "sham" designed to cement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's rule, exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman has told AFP in an exclusive interview defending his party's boycott.

Amid opposition boycott, ruling party accused of fielding ‘dummies’ and threatening people to show up on voting day.

Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's star cricketer, is contesting the election from Magura-1 with the Awami League's Boat symbol.

The elections in Bangladesh are all about one person: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The country’s biggest sporting icon is fighting for the ruling party in the January 7 vote, boycotted by the opposition.

With Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina poised for the upcoming election in Bangladesh, there are speculations about a new diplomatic team that may take charge if she is re-elected which looks highly likely in the current circumstances. During the recent years Ms. Hasina has engaged all the regional and global development…