Bangladesh names poll officials
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Bangladesh appoints two new election commissioners to oversee the forthcoming general election.
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Several senior politicians are arrested in Bangladesh as part of the government's anti-corruption drive.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan election officials agreed Sunday to create an independent commission to probe opposition charges of fraud in this nationâs first-ever presidential poll, while ballot-boxes stuffed with the aspirations of the people of this
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Thousands of activists rallied in Bangladesh's capital Wednesday, demanding authorities update a disputed list of voters and reform the country's election commission ahead of next month's balloting.
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Bangladeshi security forces used emergency powers to detain 13 senior politicians and former government ministers early Sunday, according to news reports and family members of those detained.
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Major political parties called on Tuesday  for the lifting of a state of emergency in Bangladesh after the  army-backed interim government said it was committed to holding  a parliamentary election at the end of the year.
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DHAKA, 28 August 2004 - Bangladesh has called in Interpol to assist investigations into the Aug. 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally which killed 20 people and wounded 300, a senior police officer said yesterday.
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Bangladesh's army-backed interim government said on Sunday violence and curfew would not stop the authorities from holding a credible election by the end of the next year.
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Security has been tightened in Bangladesh after a strike call by the main opposition party, whose rally was targeted by bombers on Saturday.
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Bangladesh&#39;s army-backed interim government should hold elections as soon as possible as well as making progress on battling corruption, the European Union said on Saturday.
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Troops took up positions around the Bangladeshi capital and in all major cities and towns on Sunday after the government ordered the deployment to ensure a peaceful run-up to elections next month.
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Security is tight in the Bangladesh capital as tens and thousands of opposition supporters prepared to rally near the presidential palace to demand a delay of next month's elections.
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Bangladesh&#39;s army chief has accused politicians ousted by the military-backed government of instigating riots that prompted a new security clampdown and curfew, official media said on Sunday.
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Bangladesh celebrated the 35th anniversary of its independence on Saturday amid continuing strife ahead of parliamentary elections due next month, with rival leaders laying wreaths at a war memorial near the capital.
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Soldiers took up positions across Bangladesh's capital Sunday to maintain order after an interim government failed to end a lingering political standoff on electoral reforms.
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Key figures in Pakistan's parliamentary elections who could emerge as candidates for prime minister.
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Troops took up positions around Bangladesh on Sunday after the government ordered the deployment to ensure a peaceful run-up to elections next month.