At least 11 people have been killed

At least 11 people have been killed in violence related to nationalelections in Bangladesh, with police opening fire on protesters and opposition activists and more than 100 polling stations being torched. The polls have been boycotted by the opposition and described as flawed by the international community. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina's refusal to heed opposition demands to step down and appoint a neutral caretaker to oversee the election led to the boycott, undermining the legitimacy of the vote. Opposition activists have staged attacks, strikes and transportation blockades amid unrest that has left at least 286 people dead since last year. "We never expected such an election," said Aminul Islam, a resident of the capital, Dhaka, who refused to vote. " For such a situation, both the government and opposition are responsible. They don't want to establish democracy." Police opened fire to stop protesters from seizing a polling centre in Bangladesh's northern Rangpur district, killing two people, authorities said. In a similar incident in neighbouring Nilphamari district, police fired into about two dozen protesters, killing two people. Police gave no further details, but Dhaka's Daily Star newspaper said the four men who were killed belonged to the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party. Police said another seven people were killed in election-related violence elsewhere, including a polling official who was stabbed to death by suspected opposition activists. Local media reported that attackers torched at least 127 school buildings across Bangladesh in overnight attacks. The buildings were to be used as polling stations. As of Sunday afternoon, voter turnout appeared to be low. The voting began at 8am, but local television stations showed mostly empty polling stations. "The boycott of the election by several parties may have contributed to the low turnout," Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad told journalists at his Dhaka office. The opposition boycott led to 153 of Parliament's 300 elected seats going uncontested. The European Union, the United States and the British Commonwealth did not send observers for what they considered a flawed election. US State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said that Washington was disappointed that the major political parties had not reached a consensus on a way to hold free, fair and credible elections. By mid-morning on Sunday, voting was suspended at least 149 polling centres because of attacks, the election commission said. Analysts say the political chaos could exacerbate economic woes in this deeply impoverished country of 160 million and lead to radicalisation in a strategic pocket of South Asia. Ms Hasina's refusal to quit and name an independent caretaker administration, which resulted in the boycott by opposition parties, means the election was mainly a contest between candidates from the ruling Awami League and its allies. Awami League candidates ran unchallenged in more than half of the country's 300 parliamentary constituencies. Bangladesh has a grim history of political violence, including the assassinations of two presidents and 19 failed coup attempts since its independence from Pakistan in 1971. The squabbling between Ms Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia has become a bitter sideshow as both women, who have dominated Bangladeshi politics for two decades, vie to lead the country.

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ten minste 11 mense is dood in die geweld wat verband hou met nationalelections in Bangladesj, met die polisie die opening van die vuur op betogers en opposisie-aktiviste en meer as 100 stemlokale wat aan die brand gesteek. die stembusse is geboikot deur die opposisie en beskryf as gebrekkig deur die internasionale gemeenskap.Eerste Minister Hasina se weiering opposisie eise gehoor te gee om af te stap en stel 'n neutrale opsigter om toesig oor die verkiesing het gelei tot die boikot, ondermyn die legitimiteit van die stemme. opposisie-aktiviste het opgevoer aanvalle, stakings en vervoer blokkades te midde van onrus wat ten minste 286 mense het gesterf het sedert verlede jaar. "Ons het nog nooit so 'n verkiesing verwag," sê aminul Islam.'n inwoner van die hoofstad Dhaka, wat geweier het om te stem. "Vir so 'n situasie, beide die regering en die opposisie is verantwoordelik Hulle wil nie demokrasie te vestig.".. polisie losgebrand betogers te stop van die beslaglegging 'n stemdag sentrum in Bangladesj se noordelike rangpur-distrik, twee mense dood, het die owerhede gesê. in 'n soortgelyke voorval in die naburige nilphamari distrik.polisie afgevuur in sowat twee dosyn betogers, twee mense dood. polisie het geen verdere besonderhede nie, maar dhaka se Daily Star koerant gesê die vier mans wat gedood is behoort aan die opposisie Jamaat-e-islami party. het die polisie gesê 'n ander sewe mense is dood in die verkiesing-verwante geweld elders, insluitend 'n stemdag beampte wat doodgesteek is deur vermeende opposisie-aktiviste.plaaslike media berig dat die aanvallers aan die brand gesteek ten minste 127 skoolgeboue oor Bangladesj in oornag aanvalle. die geboue was as stemlokale gebruik word. as van Sondag middag, stempersentasie verskyn om laag te wees. die stem het begin by 08:00, maar die plaaslike TV-stasies het meestal leë stemlokale."Die boikot van die verkiesing deur verskeie partye mag bygedra het tot die lae stempersentasie," hoof kommissaris verkiesing kazi rakibuddin ahmad aan joernaliste gesê op sy dhaka kantoor. die opposisie boikot gelei het tot 153 van die parlement se 300 verkose setels gaan onbetwiste. die Europese Unie, die Verenigde State en die Britse Statebond het nie waarnemers te stuur vir wat hulle beskou as 'n gebrekkige verkiesing.ons State Department adjunk-woordvoerder Marie HArF gesê dat Washington was teleurgesteld dat die groot politieke partye het nie 'n konsensus oor 'n manier om vrye, regverdige en geloofwaardige verkiesings te hou bereik. deur middel van die oggend op Sondag, was die stemming opgeskort ten minste 149 stemdag sentrums as gevolg van aanvalle, die Verkiesingskommissie gesê.Ontleders sê die politieke chaos kan vererger ekonomiese ellende in hierdie diep verarmde land van 160 miljoen en lei tot die radikalisering in 'n strategiese sak van Suid-Asië. Me Hasina se weiering om op te hou en noem 'n onafhanklike opsigter administrasie, wat gelei het tot die boikot deur opposisiepartye.beteken die verkiesing was hoofsaaklik 'n wedstryd tussen kandidate van die regerende Awami League en sy bondgenote. Awami League kandidate gehardloop onbetwiste in meer as die helfte van die land se 300 parlementêre kiesafdelings. Bangladesj het 'n donker geskiedenis van politieke geweld, insluitend die moord van twee presidente en 19 mislukte staatsgreep pogings sedert sy onafhanklikheid van Pakistan in 1971.die gekibbel tussen me Hasina en leier van die opposisie Khaleda Zia het 'n bitter byvertoning as beide vroue, wat Bangladesj politiek oorheers twee dekades, vie die land te lei.