07-Jan-2024 11:18 PM
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Dhaka, Jan 7 (Reporter) Bangladesh's ruling Awami League (AL) party of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has gained more than half of seats in parliament in the country's general elections, according to initial results released by the Election Commission (EC) officials from different parts of the country Sunday night.
Bangladesh held general elections on Sunday to elect 299 members of the parliament. Voting at a constituency has been postponed due to the death of a candidate.
Over 260 candidates from the ruling AL party joined the national elections. The voting began at 8:00 a.m. local time and concluded at 4:00 p.m. local time in over 42,000 voting centers nationwide.
In Bangladesh, a party can form a government if it manages to clinch 151 seats of parliament in total.
The ruling AL party rose to power with a landslide election victory in 2009 and won its second term in 2014 and the third term in 2018...////...