Bangladesh makes slight change to election date
Bangladesh’s Election Commission said on Thursday that parliamentary elections will be held on January 23, ignoring demands from a leading 14-party alliance to delay the polls until an overhaul of voters’ list. The commission had earlier set the election for January 21, but it prompted protests from the Awami League alliance which had been demanding removal of election officials accused of a bias towards its main rival and a revised voters’ list. Full Story