Bangladesh parties threaten to boycott elections - 12 Oct 08

  • 12 years ago
The two main political parties in Bangladesh say they will boycott December's general elections if corruption charges against their leaders are not dropped.

Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have also condemned the Electoral Commission's decision to ban religious-based parties from running in the elections.

Al Jazeera's Nicholas Haque reports.

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