Thousands of activists and opposition leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have rallied in the capital.

Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for calm and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds of people and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India.

Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, has resigned and fled the country, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year rule as an extraordinary wave of protest succeeded in toppling her government.

Bangladesh’s main opposition party has started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness.

In the months leading to Bangladesh’s national election on Sunday, thousands of opposition supporters and politicians have been arrested.

The elections in Bangladesh are all about one person: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and sent him to prison after hours of detention.

Police in northeastern Bangladesh have used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who will oversee the next election, which is expected to be held in January.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid setbacks involving political conflict and corruption allegations.

At least seven people have been killed as Bangladesh holds village council elections that are certain to further consolidate the governing party’s power but have raised concerns about the country's state of democracy.

Bangladesh is holding a series of local elections to choose representatives at the village level amid a boycott by the country’s largest opposition party.