Bangladesh election to be held today: Sheikh Hasina expected to win again with no opposition

Election in Bangladesh: Voting opened nationwide at 8 a.m. and will close at 5 p.m.In anticipation of a fourth consecutive term and a fifth overall for her Awami League-led alliance, Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, opened voting for the country’s general election on Sunday.Pre-election violence and fears of additional bloodshed surround the elections, as the biggest opposition party in the nation, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), along with other like-minded parties, has declared that it will boycott the voting process. Starting on Saturday, the BNP has called for a two-day nationwide strike.Because of its accusations about the legitimacy of the elections, the opposition is inciting people not to vote and boycotting the poll.