Bangladesh BNP Urges Voters to Offer Fajr Namaz at Polling Booths

• Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman has asked voters to offer Fajr namaz at polling booths on election day.
• The directive is not solely spiritual; it aims to ensure vigilance against potential electoral fraud and violence.
• Rahman urged voters to stay at polling centers after voting to monitor vote counting and prevent conspiracies.
• Concerns about pre-poll violence, voter fraud, and booth capturing are high, with 16 activists killed since poll dates were announced.
• Police have identified over 24,000 polling centers as high-risk or moderately risky, deploying 150,000 officers.