Voting in nationwide polls ends


Agencies | Published: December 30, 2018 17:01:44 | Updated: December 31, 2018 13:44:24


Bangladeshi voters wait in line outside a polling station in Dhaka. Photo: Collected

Voting in the 11th national parliamentary election has come to a close.

At least 13 people in 11 districts have been killed in clashes related to the election on Sunday.

Three were killed in Noakhali, Rangamati, Chattogram, Cumilla, Rajshahi, Natore,Tangail, Narsingdi, Bogura, Brahmanbaria and Cox's Bazar districts, as per a UNB report.

The polling centres opened their doors to Bangladesh’s nearly 104 million voters at 8:00am.

Though voting officially ended at 4:00pm, anyone standing in line at polling centres will be able to cast their ballots.

Voting has reportedly been suspended at two polling centres, one in Noakhali and the other in Satkania, reports bdnews24.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda described the polls as ‘peaceful overall’, with a few ‘sporadic incidents’ of violence.

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