13 Die In Bangladesh Election Day Violence

Polls have closed in Bangladesh, capping a day of violence that swept across the country on election day. Officials said at least 13 people were killed and more than 120 polling stations were set on fire during Sunday's parliamentary elections. The Dhaka Tribune, in a report early Sunday, said a polling officer in the northern district of Thakurgaon was beaten to death at a polling center. Tens of thousand of troops were deployed across the country in the lead-up to Sunday's...

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