The leader of Bangladesh's opposition alliance called Sunday's vote "farcical," saying any outcome would be rejected and demanding that a new election be held under the authority of a "nonpartisan government." Police said those killed Sunday included seven people from Bangladesh's ruling party and five from the opposition alliance. In the run-up to the election, activists from both the ruling party and the opposition complained of attacks on supporters and candidates. Nurul Huda, Bangladesh's chief election commissioner, said as he cast his vote in the capital, Dhaka. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/WPA Pool/Getty Images)Hasina's main rival is former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, who a court deemed ineligible to run for office because she is in prison for corruption.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2018 10:30 UTC