Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it is set to boycott elections
Hundreds of Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters protested on Sunday to mark International Human Rights Day, as the country gears up for a general election on January 7 that the Opposition says should be held under a non-partisan, caretaker government.The party, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is boycotting the election, leaving the voters in the South Asian nation of 166 million with little choice but to re-elect Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League for a fourth consecutive term.
At Sunday’s protest in front of the National Press Club in downtown Dhaka, Opposition activists said they do not think a fair and free election can take place under Ms. Hasina’s watch. The gathering took place weeks after a massive Opposition rally on October 28 turned violent.
Govt. crackdown
The party’s decision to boycott the polls comes amid a monthslong crackdown that has seen hundreds of Opposition politicians jailed and critics silenced, an allegation authority have denied.
Demonstrators on Sunday carried banners that read “Human chain of family members of the victims of murder and enforced disappearances” and “We want the unconditional release of all prisoners”.
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