Troops patrol streets as Bangladesh gears up for general elections

 

Bangladeshi electoral officials carry polling materials at a distributing center in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Dec. 29, 2018. Troops were patrolling the streets of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka after the Election Commission authorized the deployment of over 12,000 soldiers to assist the civil administration in ensuring security ahead of the parliamentary polls on Sunday. (Xinhua)