Bangladesh opposition confirms poll boycott on deadline

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Bangladesh opposition confirms poll boycott on deadline

DHAKA: Bangladesh's 18-party opposition coalition confirmed Monday it would boycott a general election scheduled for January just hours before a final deadline for nominations, plunging the volatile country into political uncertainty.

"There is no question of us filing nominations for the January 5 election under the present circumstances. We're not going to take part in the January 5 elections," Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, a vice president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), told AFP.

Monday is the last day for nominations with the final cutoff at 05:00 pm (1100 GMT).

Chowdhury said the BNP and its 17 smaller allies including the country's largest Islamic party would only change their mind "if the polls are organised by a non-party, neutral government".

[URL='https://defence.pk/javascript:void(0)']Bangladesh has witnessed escalating street violence over the last five weeks that left 51 people dead and thousands injured, with almost all opposition leaders now in hiding.

The BNP led by two times ex-premier Khaleda Zia has been demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh [URL='https://defence.pk/javascript:void(0)']Hasina quit and make way for a "non-party and impartial" chief executive to oversee the polls.

It believes any polls under [URL='https://defence.pk/javascript:void(0)']Hasina will be rigged.

Hasina, whose party holds a majority in the current parliament, has rejected the opposition demand and instead formed an interim multi-party cabinet which includes her allies to conduct polls.

Government administrator of [URL='https://defence.pk/javascript:void(0)']Dhaka Division, which includes the capital Dhaka, A.N. Shamsuddin Chowdhury told AFP his office had received no nomination paper from the BNP up to 12:00 pm (0600 GMT).


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[Ayush]

maybe india can help

 

[genmirajborgza786]

Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections

Bangladesh's 18-party opposition coalition has said it will boycott a general election scheduled for January, plunging the volatile country into political uncertainty just hours before the final deadline for nominations.

"There is no question of us filing nominations for the January 5 election under the present circumstances. We're not going to take part in the January 5 elections," Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, a vice president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), told AFP news agency on Monday.

Bangladesh has witnessed escalating street violence over the last five weeks that left 51 people dead and thousands injured, with almost all opposition leaders now in hiding.

Another protester died in the western town of Natore on Monday during clashes between hundreds of BNP supporters and ruling party activists, police said.

Chowdhury said the BNP and its 17 smaller allies, including the country's largest Islamic party, would only change their mind "if the polls are organised by a non-party, neutral government".

The BNP, led by two time ex-premier Khaleda Zia, has been demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and make way for a "non-party and impartial" chief executive to oversee the polls.

It believes any polls under Hasina will be rigged.

Hasina, whose party holds a majority in the current parliament, has rejected the opposition demand and instead formed an interim multi-party cabinet which includes her allies to conduct polls.

Bangladesh opposition to boycott elections - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English

 

[BDforever]

maybe india can help

how ?

 

[Truth Finder]

This is of no use. This will only give AL an absolute majority. And, India will use its international diplomatic clout to make the election results legitimate, though whatever result comes out. @BDforever

 

[genmirajborgza786]

Political brinkmanship 'driving Bangladesh to the edge,' UN rights chief says

High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. UN Photo/Violaine Martin


1 December 2013 – Deeply worried by rising levels of violence in Bangladesh, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today urged the country's political leaders to set their differences aside, immediately halt “destructive brinkmanship” and use their influence to ease the unrest.
According to a press release issued by Ms. Pillay's Office, in recent weeks, as the major parties in Bangladesh have failed to resolve their differences over the conduct of elections, supporters of both parties have been clashing with each other and with the security forces. Scores of people have been killed, hundreds injured, and there has been extensive destruction of property.
“In the past week, we have seen acts as extreme as protestors throwing molotov cocktails onto public buses without allowing the occupants to escape, leaving women and children with horrific burns,” the High Commissioner said. “Such levels of violence are deeply shocking for the Bangladeshi people, the vast majority of whom want -- and deserve -- a peaceful and inclusive election.”
The High Commissioner also expressed concern about the on-going arrest and detention of key opposition leaders by the law enforcement agencies. “This can further inflame the situation and rule out any possibility for engagement and dialogue between the main political parties,” she said.
“Whatever their differences, political leaders on both sides must halt their destructive brinkmanship, which is pushing Bangladesh dangerously close to a major crisis. Instead, they must fulfil their responsibility and use their influence to bring this violence to an immediate halt and seek a solution to this crisis through dialogue,” Pillay said.
The High Commissioner pointed out that Bangladesh is a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
“In other situations, we have seen cases of political or election related violence where the perpetrators of such acts - including political leadership - have faced prosecution,” she said.


United Nations News Centre - Political brinkmanship &#39driving Bangladesh to the edge,&#39 UN rights chief says

 

[BDforever]

This is of no use. This will only give AL an absolute majority. And, India will use its international diplomatic clout to make the election results legitimate, though whatever result comes out. @BDforever

bro no matter how much good election takes place, No one will except AL in power again and will not accept the election. Because BD ppl believe in change in Power.

More important, Many ppl also do not want to see BNP in power due to this violence.

 

[Anubis]

This will be an Ershad situation once again!

 

[Truth Finder]

bro no matter how much good election takes place, No one will except AL in power again and will not accept the election. Because BD ppl believe in change in Power.

If there is no opponent, Al will get absolute majority. And, India will take care of international pressures.

 

[BDforever]

If there is no opponent, Al will get absolute majority. And, India will take care of international pressures.

1. if no opponent, means no election. And Army take the power
2. It is better India stay out of it. Soon India poke nose in BD, will see another hate crime comes from BD to India. careful

 

[Ayush]

how ?

by acting as a neutral party and felicitating the elections. we have tones of experience.
after all we are the world's largest democracy

 

[BDforever]

by acting as a neutral party and felicitating the elections. we have tones of experience.
after we are the world's largest democracy

that bold part :

 

[Ayush]

that bold part :

pun intended

 

[Truth Finder]

if no opponent, means no election.

Why?

And Army take the power

Were some pro AL changes not made in army recently ?

 

[Kompromat]

@Loki @idune @genmirajborgza786 @Armstrong

Shitt about to hit the fan?