DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s main opposition party called for general strikes on the weekend of the country’s parliamentary election, urging voters to join its boycott.
‘Vote doesn’t count’: Bangladesh’s ‘bizarre’ election tests ties with West
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At least 4 dead in suspected train arson in Bangladesh before election
At least four people, including a child, died in a suspected arson attack on a passenger train, police said on Saturday, the eve of a general election that the main opposition party is boycotting.
Bangladesh: 4 dead as Benapole Express train catches fire; police terms ‘planned attack”
Four people died after an intercity Benapole Express train caught fire in Bangladesh’s Gopibagh, as reported by the Dhaka Tribune.
Deadly train fire in Bangladesh ahead of tense election
An apparent arson fire on a train in Bangladesh’s capital killed at least four people late Friday adding to the country’s extreme tension ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections that the opposition is seeking to boycott and disrupt with a general strike.
It’s a year of elections in South Asia — and on Sunday it’s Bangladesh’s turn
Bangladesh heads into this weekend’s election with the ruling party expected to sweep to power again — amid a crackdown on political opponents, critics and the press.
Days before national polls, passenger train in Bangladesh ‘set on fire’; 4 dead
A senior official said the fire was “clearly an act of sabotage” aimed at scaring people ahead of the election.