New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Bangladesh went to election on February 12 and the counting of the votes began almost immediately after the voting process ended. As per the latest trends, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman has made significant gains, extending a commanding lead over rival Jamaat-e-Islami.

While Bangladesh seems to have clearly chosen the BNP, multiple videos have emerged on social media purportedly showing incidents of ballot manipulation and rigging during voting in Bangladesh election, triggering widespread outrage.

Several users described the developments as a "voting rigging festival," and some showed how the polling officials, too, were involved in alleged manipulation of ballots ahead of the counti...