Flurry of 'Dummy' Candidates in Bangladesh Vote Criticised by Opposition usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bangladeshi lawmaker Ranajit Kumar Roy is one of hundreds of independents running in Sunday s election, an unusually high number which the opposition says is part of a ruling party ploy to. -January 05, 2024 at 07:08 am EST
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As general elections approach this week in Bangladesh, opposition leader Abdul Moyeen Khan says he had to hide out in the homes of a string of acquaintances until nominations closed, trying to escape a government crackdown. The former minister and his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are not running in the Jan. 7 vote, in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is chasing a fourth straight term, despite a bleak economy that needed an IMF bailout last year. "We're not even in the election, but they are still not sparing us," the grey-haired Khan, 77, said in Dhaka, the capital, on his return home in December after nominations closed and removed any risk that he could pose an electoral threat.
Bangladesh garment factories
have fired hundreds of workers since protests in October
demanding higher wages, three labour unions representing half a
million workers told Reuters this week, while many.
Bangladesh Garment Factories Fire Workers After Protests, Unions Say usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.