Huge protest demands ouster of Bangladesh's PM

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 13, 2023 7:20 am

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi opposition supporters defied monsoon rains to join a huge protest in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday to demand the prime minister's resignation ahead of next year's elections.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) says its members have been subject to a renewed crackdown and has accused the ruling Awami League of planning to rig the polls, due by January.

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