A 90-year-old woman named Kamrunnesa on Sunday morning braved her age to cast a vote at a polling centre in Dhaka’s Korail area.
She went to the T and T Adarsha Girls School polling centre with her son.
After casting her vote, she said that even a single vote is important for the country. “So, no matter how difficult it is, I always cast my vote. I feel good.”
Bangladesh’s 119.6 million voters are casting their ballots for the 12th national parliamentary election.
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Voting began at 8am on Sunday at 261,912 polling booths in 42,024 voting centre and will continue until 4pm with 299 parliamentary seats up for election. Polls were deferred in one seat at the death of a candidate.
With the ruling Awami League and its alliance looking confident to win the election for a fourth straight term, its arch-rival BNP and like-minded parties called for a hartal on the day.