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Bangladesh Election Amidst Violence

Elections in Bangladesh approach, amid violent protests

Elections in Bangladesh approach, where the current leader Sheikh Hasina is hoping Bangladesh’s 100 million voters will ignore the violence and instead focus on the country’s financial progress, which is growing at one of the fastest rates in emerging economies. Modern day slavery is an industry that generates billions of dollars for criminals - the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Russell Padmore looks at efforts by the aviation industry to help the global fight to stop criminals forcing people in to slavery. And apps preventing food wastage have blossomed. We look at the app Too Good To go, its market and how it works, drawing on local people to pick up food quickly that’s about to expire.

(Image: Supporters of ruling party Bangladesh Awami League take part in an election campaign in Dhaka. Photo by Rehman Asad/ NurPhoto via Getty Images)

27 minutes

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Fri 28 Dec 2018 15:32GMT

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  • Fri 28 Dec 2018 15:32GMT