BNP mayoral candidate Nazrul Islam Monju has expressed outrage at what he called “the mass arrest” of party leaders and activists ahead of the Khulna City Corporation election. “The government is trying to create panic among the BNP activists,” Monju alleged. “It is trying to influence the election.”He said 17 BNP activists were arrested on Thursday from the city. “Police arrest our party activists wherever they go to campaign,” the BNP candidate claimed. The Khulna City Corporation is scheduled to go to polls on May 15.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 11, 2018 10:52 UTC