Bangladesh pre-poll clashes leaves two dead

DHAKA: Two workers of the ruling Awami League party were killed and dozens others injured in political clashes in Bangladesh, police said on Wednesday, as tension soared before the December 30 general elections in the country.


Scores of people were also injured in the clashes between the campaign workers of the two main parties, the Awami League and the

Bangladesh Nationalist Party

, on Tuesday, they said.

Incumbent PM Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League is seeking a third consecutive term as formal electioneering began on Monday. Her rival and ex-premier

Khaleda Zia

, who is the chairperson of the main opposition BNP, is currently serving jail terms in two graft cases