Voting in Bangladesh’s election has now ended and we are pausing our live coverage.
This is the first election since a youth-led movement dramatically ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year, bringing an end to 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule. Her Awami League party has been barred from politics, including taking part in the election.
As well as voting for a new leader, Bangladeshis are also casting their ballot on whether to approve sweeping constitutional reforms.
More than 120 million people in the country are eligible to vote, including a large number of youth, and many are hopeful that today’s election will usher in a new era of representative governance for Bangladesh.
It is not yet known what the final voter turnout has been but the Election Commission said it was 32.88% at midday local time (06:00 GMT).
