Bangladesh’s main opposition party goes on 48-hour general strike over election boycott
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(6 Jan 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
(6 Jan 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dhaka – 6 January 2024
1. Members of opposition parties shouting slogans and marching
2. Protesters shouting slogan (Bangla) “One party election- boycott, boycott”
3. Various of rickshaw pullers shouting slogan (Bangla) “don’t agree (to this election)
4. Mid of rickshaw pullers shouting slogan (Bangla) “boycott”
5. Various of protest
6. Mid of protesters shouting slogan (Bangla) “Boycott this election”
7. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Shahid Uddin Mahmud Swapon, Ganatantra Mancha (Platform for Democracy):
“They, who are going to have elections, this election the public will not go to vote.”
8. Various of protesters shouting slogan (Bangla) “Strike, strike”
9. Mid of protesters shouting slogan (Bangla) “We don’t agree to (Bangladeshi Prime Minister) Sheikh Hasina’s elections”
10. Various of protest
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Armaan ul Haq, Protester:
“This is not a participatory election. Because we can see that BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party - main opposition party) and other political parties are not joining in this elections. So, we are young, we can’t trust this election.”
12. Protesters marching
13. Various of security at protest site
14. Various of election officials carrying ballot boxes and election material
15. Mid of security officials
16. Wide of security outside a polling booth
STORYLINE:
Bangladesh’s main opposition party has started Saturday a 48-hour general strike as the South Asian nation is gearing up to hold its next general election.
The Election Commission said voting would start Sunday and last for eight hours across the country in over 42,000 ballot stations to receive the more than 119 million registered voters.
Ballot boxes, among other election supplies, have been sent over in preparation for the vote, the commission said.
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by former premier Khaleda Zia, and other opposition groups are boycotting the election, saying they can't guarantee its fairness under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is seeking to return to power for a fourth consecutive term.
The BNP has vowed to disrupt the election, calling for strikes and urging people to join the boycott.
Campaigning in the nation of 169 million people has been marred with violence, with at least 15 people killed since October.
On Friday, an apparent arson fire on a train in the capital, Dhaka, killed four people, heightening the apprehension ahead of the vote.
While authorities have not immediately accused any groups or political parties of being behind the arson, a police official said the people who wanted to disrupt the election were “definitely” behind it.
The BNP’s Rizvi blamed the government.
Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen said in a statement Saturday that the timing of the attack, just a day before the election, was to hinder the democratic process.
Local media reported arsons targeting at least five polling stations outside Dhaka since Friday, with police calling them acts of sabotage.
The Election Commission has asked authorities to increase security around polling stations.
Faruk Hossain, a spokesman of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Associated Press over the phone they have reinforced security measures across Dhaka and that railway transportation was back to normal across the country following Friday’s attack.
Sunday’s election comes amid an increasingly polarized political culture led by two powerful women, Hasina and Zia.
Sunday has been declared a public holiday to allow voters to head to the ballot stations.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dhaka – 6 January 2024
1. Members of opposition parties shouting slogans and marching
2. Protesters shouting slogan (Bangla) “One party election- boycott, boycott”
3. Various of rickshaw pullers shouting slogan (Bangla) “don’t agree (to this election)
4. Mid of rickshaw pullers shouting slogan (Bangla) “boycott”
5. Various of protest
6. Mid of protesters shouting slogan (Bangla) “Boycott this election”
7. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Shahid Uddin Mahmud Swapon, Ganatantra Mancha (Platform for Democracy):
“They, who are going to have elections, this election the public will not go to vote.”
8. Various of protesters shouting slogan (Bangla) “Strike, strike”
9. Mid of protesters shouting slogan (Bangla) “We don’t agree to (Bangladeshi Prime Minister) Sheikh Hasina’s elections”
10. Various of protest
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Armaan ul Haq, Protester:
“This is not a participatory election. Because we can see that BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party - main opposition party) and other political parties are not joining in this elections. So, we are young, we can’t trust this election.”
12. Protesters marching
13. Various of security at protest site
14. Various of election officials carrying ballot boxes and election material
15. Mid of security officials
16. Wide of security outside a polling booth
STORYLINE:
Bangladesh’s main opposition party has started Saturday a 48-hour general strike as the South Asian nation is gearing up to hold its next general election.
The Election Commission said voting would start Sunday and last for eight hours across the country in over 42,000 ballot stations to receive the more than 119 million registered voters.
Ballot boxes, among other election supplies, have been sent over in preparation for the vote, the commission said.
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by former premier Khaleda Zia, and other opposition groups are boycotting the election, saying they can't guarantee its fairness under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is seeking to return to power for a fourth consecutive term.
The BNP has vowed to disrupt the election, calling for strikes and urging people to join the boycott.
Campaigning in the nation of 169 million people has been marred with violence, with at least 15 people killed since October.
On Friday, an apparent arson fire on a train in the capital, Dhaka, killed four people, heightening the apprehension ahead of the vote.
While authorities have not immediately accused any groups or political parties of being behind the arson, a police official said the people who wanted to disrupt the election were “definitely” behind it.
The BNP’s Rizvi blamed the government.
Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen said in a statement Saturday that the timing of the attack, just a day before the election, was to hinder the democratic process.
Local media reported arsons targeting at least five polling stations outside Dhaka since Friday, with police calling them acts of sabotage.
The Election Commission has asked authorities to increase security around polling stations.
Faruk Hossain, a spokesman of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Associated Press over the phone they have reinforced security measures across Dhaka and that railway transportation was back to normal across the country following Friday’s attack.
Sunday’s election comes amid an increasingly polarized political culture led by two powerful women, Hasina and Zia.
Sunday has been declared a public holiday to allow voters to head to the ballot stations.
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