Troubled Bangladesh Goes to Polls Seeking Reform
Hasina’s party absent, rival BNP front-runner
By: Nava Thakuria
Bangladesh will seek to reboot democracy amid continuing sectarian violence that threatens February 12 polls to elect its Jatiya Sansad, the national parliament, with United Nations secretary-general António Guterres refusing to send election observers out of concerns over unrest. The polls and …
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