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Two schools designated as polling stations set on fire in Bangladesh
Updated On: 06 January, 2024 04:02 PM IST | Dhaka | PTI
Amidst all tensions, Bangladesh is preparing to go for national elections on January 7
Army soldiers patrol outside the state secretariat in Dhaka on January 6, 2024 on the eve of Bangladesh`s general elections. Pic/AFP
At least two schools designated as polling centers were set on fire by unknown arsonists in Bangladesh on Saturday as the country prepares to go for general elections on January 7.
Unknown arsonists set fire to the Nischinta Para Government Primary School around 4:30 am in the Patenga EPZ area of Chittagong on Saturday, officials said. "Arsonists set the school`s headmaster`s room on fire. New books which were kept in the room were burnt," Shakila Soltana, Deputy Commissioner of CMP Port Division, told The Daily Star.
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