At least 17 people died in electi­on-relate­d violen­ce up to pollin­g dayDHAKA: The United Nations said on Friday that worrying cases of violence and intimidation have been reported in Bangladesh since the country’s deadly election campaign. A woman allegedly gang-raped for voting for an opposition party is among the worst of a series of attacks reported by local media since Sunday’s election which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won by a landslide. The UN called on Bangladesh authorities “to carry out prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigations” into the election-related violence as well as attacks and threats made to journalists. EU terms Bangladesh vote ‘tainted’At least 17 people died in election-related violence up to polling day. On election night, a mother of four in the southern district of Noakhali was allegedly raped by more than 10 followers of the ruling Awami League because she voted for the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, media reports said.

Source: The Express Tribune January 04, 2019 15:22 UTC