BNP Accuses Bangla Government of Crackdown on Workers

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s main opposition party has accused the government of cracking down on its workers to prevent them from campaigning for the general election set to be held the end of the month. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is contesting the December 30 election, after boycotting the one in 2014, alleged that in several parts of the country its members were not able to begin their campaign because of a police crackdown and attacks by workers of the ruling Awami League party.

“I don’t know even who their (BNP) candidate is. All I see here is just boat (the election symbol of Awami League),” said a rickshaw-puller Abdur Rahman. The BNP, in a statement cited by Efe news, claimed that its leaders and members were attacked in at least 20 of the country’s 64 districts. (IANS)

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