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India s close partner in the eastern neighbourhood went to polls on Sunday. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the 12th Jatiya Sangsad elections were held almost peacefully, with around 40% voter turnout.
The polls will take place under the vigil of nearly 750,000 police and paramilitary personnel and police auxiliaries. The country has also roped in officials of the army, navy and air force for the polls amid allegedly Opposition-instigated violence including an attack on a train late Friday.
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