May 13, 2024

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Polling stations torched in Bangladesh day before election

BBC

By Nadia Ragozhina

At least 14 polling stations in Bangladesh have been set on fire, including one on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka.

The wave of attacks comes a day before the country goes to the polls.
On Friday, a busy commuter train was allegedly set on fire, killing four passengers.
Most opposition parties are boycotting the election, in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to win a fourth consecutive term.
Police say a prominent opposition politician, Nabiullah Nabi of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and six other party activists have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in Friday’s fire on a commuter train in central Dhaka.

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