Bangladesh polls officially came to a close at 4 pm local time (3:30 pm IST) on Sunday, 7 January, with a meagre 40 percent voter turnout being recorded.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League is slated to win a fourth consecutive and fifth overall term after the main opposition, the Khaleda Zia-led BNP, boycotted polls.
Meanwhile, some media outlets reported incidents of ballot stuffing and violence, including an incident where two individuals were shot after scuffle.
Former PM Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party have boycotted the election after Hasina refused to step down and allow a caretaker government to run the election.
The BNP called for a 48-hour nationwide general strike starting Saturday to demand the resignation of the "illegal government" of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and to protest against the January 7 general election.
