লাইলাতুল ইলেকশন

Bengali

Etymology

From ليلى (layla) +‎ [script needed] (ilekśon, “election”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /lai̯lat̪ul‿ilekʃɔn/, [ˈlai̯lat̪ulilekʃɔn]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /lai̯lat̪ul‿ilekʃɔn/, [ˈlai̯lat̪ulilekʃɔn]

Noun

লাইলাতুল ইলেকশন • (lailatul ilekśon)

1. (Bangladesh, historical, informal, humorous) The night before 30 December 2018, widely believed to have been marked by electoral manipulation, particularly by opposition politicians and the international community, who viewed it as a precursor to the controversial 2018 Bangladeshi general election.