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Bangladesh poll booths burn on election eve, as train arson kills four
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 6, 2024
Polling booths were set ablaze in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday's general elections, while four people, two children among them, were killed in a train fire that the government decried as arson targeting democratic values. Friday's fire broke out at about 9 p.m. injuring eight passengers as it spread to four compartments of the...
Video credit: Oneindia
Published on January 6, 2024 - 01:42
Bangladesh Election Eve Unrest: Arson, Tragedy, and Tensions Rise| Oneindia
On the eve of Bangladesh's general elections, polling booths burned, and a train fire, termed arson by the government, left four dead, including two children. Amid heightened tensions, the main opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), called for a poll boycott, initiating a nationwide strike. Authorities condemned the incidents as attempts to disrupt democracy. BNP leaders were arrested in connection with the train fire. Multiple arson attacks were reported, fueling concerns about the election's integrity and public safety in the volatile political climate.
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