Local elections, Bangladeshi-style

There are local elections for the Sitakund Upazilla coming up in October. The propaganda campaigns have begun... The town is covered with the typical posters like you'd see in Australia before an election (except in black and white, on paper rather than corrugated plastic card but still featuring photos taken a minimum of 5 years ago).

There are also lots of papier mache fish and other shapes decorating the streets.

Today, I also saw a papier mache elephant with some kind of effigy in a saluting pose being processed down the main street with lots of people following it. I'm not sure which candidate's minions created this masterpiece, but if I was allowed to vote - I'd vote for this guy.