NDTV In Bangladesh: Opposition Calls Election Boycott
Bangladesh will go to polls tomorrow. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has asked people in the South Asian nation to shun the polls and called a two-day strike nationwide. This is the second boycott by the party in three elections. The party says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League is trying to legitimise a sham vote to gain a fourth straight term. Several security officials will guard polling booths on Sunday, while some of the armed forces have fanned out nationwide to help maintain peace. NDTV's Saurabh Gupta reports from Dhaka.
