Kolkata, Jan. 4 -- Bangladesh's ruling Awami League has organised an unique "human chain" rally with burn victims of Opposition violence to counter its call to boycott the 7th January parliament polls, using its star campaigner former actress-playwright Tarana Halim to mobilise support and ensure electoral turnout.

Dozens of victims who suffered burn injuries during violence by supporters of the BNP-JAMAAT coalition, who have called for nationwide boycott , turned up at a rally in Dhaka's Shahbagh on Wednesday , as former actress-playwright and now Awami League's Central Executive Member Tarana Halim minutely choreographed the event to " generate people's anger" against the Islamist Opposition and thwart its poll boycott campaign.

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