Bangladeshis vote in election boycotted by opposition party amid arson attacks and arrests

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VOTERS IN BANGLADESH have begun casting ballots as polls opened in an election fraught with violence and marred by a boycott from the main opposition party. The conditions appear to pave the way for prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League to seize a fourth consecutive term, her fifth overall. Authorities said at least 18 arson attacks had been reported across the country since late Friday, with 10 of them targeting polling places. Four people died on Friday in an arson attack on a passenger train heading toward the capital, Dhaka. A major newspaper’s website has also been blocked,...