AMN
India has sent observers to Bangladesh to witness the elections to be held on Sunday. An invitation from the Chief Election Commission of Bangladesh was received in this regard.
Three officials were designated from India to observe the elections in that country.
Bangladesh will go to polls on Sunday to elect its new Prime Minister. The incumbent, Sheikh Hasina, who heads Awami National League (ANL), is seeking a record fourth term.
Her opponent and former premier Khalida Zia of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is in prison facing corruption charges.
BNP-led Jatiya Oikya Front (National United Front) is the main opposition challenger to Sheikh Hasina.
This will be the eleventh general election in Bangladesh. Over ten crore nationals are eligible to cast their votes to elect 299 members of Parliament. More than 18 hundred candidates are in the fray.