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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Faisal Mahmud

‘Dummy’ candidates, coerced voting: Inside Bangladesh’s election ‘charade’

Commuters pass by election as posters hang on a street ahead of the general election in Dhaka [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Hasanul Islam Ador, an elected representative in a rural area in southern Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, was taken aback when a group of officials in plain clothes barged into his home last week.

Ador said the officers threatened him, saying he should stop campaigning for Zafar Alam, an independent candidate for the national election to be held on Sunday.

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