18 Die in Bangladesh Election Day Violence

Preliminary results Monday from the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh indicate the ruling Awami League has won the elections, although the outcome was never in doubt because the main opposition party boycotted the poll. Opposition protesters torched polling stations and destroyed ballots as violence across the country left at least 18 people dead. Officials say voter turnout was extremely low Sunday and voting was halted at more than 150 polling stations due to attacks by...

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