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The Election Commission reported that 32.88 per cent of votes had been cast across 32,000 polling centres nationwide by 12 noon during the election.

Kainth questioned why justice was delayed and targeted violence against Hindus persists despite assurances from Bangladesh’s interim government.

Local media reported that unregistered outsiders gathered at the venue, tried to force entry after being denied access, hurled bricks and stones and attempted to seize the stage.

Protesters burnt tree trunks and tyres to block roads, while multiple crude bomb blasts rattled neighbourhoods in Dhaka. There were reports of similar violence from several other parts of the country.

Violence erupted in Khagrachhari district after reports of a tribal girl’s alleged gang rape, triggering clashes between tribal groups and Bengali settlers that left three dead and dozens injured.