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       Monday Briefing: Bangladesh’s Troubled Election

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       By Justin Porter

       Jan. 7, 2024

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       Polling agents helping voters yesterday in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Credit...Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

       Bangladesh voted amid crackdowns and boycotts Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh was nearly guaranteed a fourth consecutive term in office as voting ended in a low-turnout election yesterday.

       Security remained tight as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main opposition, boycotted the election as unfair and pushed for a nationwide strike. In the days leading up to the vote, violence was reported across the country — including arson that killed four people on a train in Dhaka, the capital, and the torching of more than a dozen polling stations.

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       Justin Porter is an editor on the Briefings newsletter team at The Times. More about Justin Porter

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