Mass arrests ahead of Bangladeshi elections
Bangladesh’s new interim leader took charge of security agencies and the election commission today as mass arrests continued days after the president declared a state of emergency following weeks of deadly unrest ahead of disputed elections.
New leader Fakhruddin Ahmed also met with acting Chief Election Commissioner Mahfuzur Rahman to make fresh voting plans, as the impoverished country’s two feuding political camps demanded that the ballot postponed from January 22 be held as soon as possible.
