Sheikh Hasina to return to Bangladesh when caretaker government announces elections, says son
Dhaka: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return to her country once the newly formed caretaker government sets a date for elections, according to her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Hasina fled to India on Monday after weeks of violent protests led to her resignation.
A caretaker government, headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, was sworn in on Thursday, with the responsibility of overseeing the upcoming elections. Speaking to the Times of India, Joy, who is based in the US, stated, "For the time being, she (Hasina) is in India. She will go back to Bangladesh the moment the interim government decides to hold an election."
The Awami League, Hasina's party, is not part of the interim government. Her resignation came in the wake of a student-led uprising and nationwide violence that resulted in approximately 300 deaths and thousands of injuries.
Currently, Hasina is taking refuge in a safe house in the New Delhi area. Indian media reports suggest that she may seek asylum in Britain, although the British Home Office has not commented on the matter.
India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar confirmed on Thursday that he had discussions with his British counterpart regarding Bangladesh but did not disclose further details.
Joy also mentioned that he would consider entering politics if necessary, adding, "I am sure the Awami League will take part in the election, and we might even win."
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Bihar has 41,000 centenarian voters, 143 are above 120 years
Patna(PTI): Bihar has a total of 7,80,22,933 electorate of which 41,000 are registered centenarian voters with more than 140 of them being over 120 years of age, according to the latest Election Commission data.
The total number of voters aged below 30 years is around 21 per cent while those over 80 years of age is about 2.06 per cent.
The data, shared by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, here on Thursday shows, the state has 16,07,527 electorates who are in the age group from 80 years to 120 years and above.
While the total number of voters who are above 100 years in the state is 40,601 (male-17,445, female-23,153 and third gender-three), voters who are above 110 years are 247 (male-120 and female-127). The total number of voters above 120 years in the state is 143, according to the data.
The number of voters who are above 80 years is 1,28,2296 (male- 61,4673, female- 66,7614 and third gender-9), number of electorates who are above 90 years is 28,42,40 (male- 11,8213, female- 16,024 and third gender is three).
The total number of registered voters in the state has increased to 7,80,22,933 from 7,72,28,467.
The district where the maximum number of 80 years and above voters are registered is Vaishali with 3.05 per cent (82,758) of the total electorates, followed by Nalanda with 2.82 per cent (67,161), Lakhisarai with 2.71 per cent (21,118), Madhubani with 2.66 per cent (92,824), Patna with 2.60 per cent (13,514), Sitamarhi with 2.59 per cent (69,558), Banka with 2.52 per cent (39,436), Nawada with 2.31 per cent (43,511), Kaimur with 2.22 per cent (27,711) and Sheohar with 2.04 per cent (6,760).
With 38,174 voters (1.36 per cent of the total votes in the district), West Champaran has the lowest number of registered electors who are above 80, followed by Madhpura with 1.39 per cent (19,672), Saharsa with 1.44 per cent (20,840), Katihar with 1.49 per cent (33,321), East Champaran with 1.53 per cent (57,152), Muzaffarpur and Gopalganj with 1.70 per cent each (61,463 and 35,724 respectively) and Purnea with 1.73 per cent (40,189), according to the data of the ECI.
