Polling stations torched in Bangladesh day before election - BBC News

A Buddhist temple and trucks are attacked, after four people were killed in a train fire on Friday.

12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, NurPhoto/Getty ImagesBy Nadia RagozhinaBBC NewsAt least 14 polling stations in Bangladesh have been set on fire, including one on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka.

The wave of attacks came a day before voting began in the country's election.

On Friday, a busy commuter train was allegedly set on fire, killing four passengers.

Most opposition parties are boycotting the election, in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to win a fourth consecutive term.

Police say a prominent opposition politician, Nabiullah Nabi of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and six other party activists have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in Friday's fire on a commuter train in central Dhaka.

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