Bangladesh’s opposition face abuse amid vote-rigging allegations

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Bangladesh’s opposition face abuse amid vote-rigging allegations

Bangladesh’s governing party banners still hang by the thousands in this Dhaka neighbourhood.

Opposition candidates and their supporters say they were threatened, beaten by pro-government supporters and often detained by the police when they tried to hang their banners.

 

Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Dhaka on how people feel about the elections.