A divide over whether dual citizens should be allowed to contest has led to protests that are threatening to derail the February 12 elections.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh — Chanting slogans outside the headquarters of the Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC) on Sunday, student activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) accused the body of bias, as police and border guards stood watch.
Ahead of the February 12 national vote, the members of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) — the BNP’s student wing — were demanding that the BEC allow candidates with dual citizenship to contest.
