Bangladesh Prepping for ‘Unfair’ Election, Say Analysts, Opposition 

Leaders and supporters of the opposition Bangladesh National Party and its allies assemble in Dhaka, July 12, 2023, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and installation of a neutral caretaker government. (K.M. Nazmul Haque/VOA) FILE - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the EU Global Gateway Forum 2023, in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct. 25, 2023. A police officer fires at opposition BNP activists and supporters in Dhaka, Dec 7, 2022. The police in Bangladesh have been accused of using disproportionately high aggression against the opposition rallyists over the past year. (K.M. Nazmul Haque/VOA)

Although the national poll body of Bangladesh has announced parliamentary elections will be held on January 7, opposition parties, rights activists and political analysts are saying that the situation in the country is not suitable for elections at all.