“The opposition is not with, when Hasina was sworn in”

“When Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina would be sworn in for his third term in a row, chose the opposition not to attend the ceremony.”

“– Why should we take the oath when we have opposite us the choice? says Mirza Fakhrul Islam, general secretary of the opposition BNP, to reporters after Thursday’s boycott.”

“Hasina won over 90 per cent of the seats in parliament in last week’s elections, as spotted by violence with at least 17 dead.”

“the Opposition believes that the elections were rigged and refers inter alia to the harassment of voters, that the ballot boxes should have been filled with fake votes, and that Hasinas opponents have been persecuted.”