Barred by an arbitrary religious edict imposed by a local pir (religious leader), female voters of an entire union in Faridganj upazila have willingly not exercised their right to franchise in independent Bangladesh.
Saudi Arabia is going to the polls in unprecedented municipal elections in which women can cast a ballot for the first time.
Barred by an arbitrary religious edict imposed by a local pir (religious leader), female voters of an entire union in Faridganj upazila have willingly not exercised their right to franchise in independent Bangladesh.
Saudi Arabia is going to the polls in unprecedented municipal elections in which women can cast a ballot for the first time.