Bangladesh’s opposition face abuse amid vote-rigging allegations

Opposition candidates and supporters say they were threatened, beaten by government supporters and detained by police.

Bangladesh’s governing party banners still hang by the thousands in this Dhaka neighbourhood.

Opposition candidates and their supporters say they were threatened, beaten by pro-government supporters and often detained by the police when they tried to hang their banners.

 

Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Dhaka on how people feel about the elections.