Fourth strike in a week brings Bangladesh to a halt
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Shops, schools, offices and businesses across Bangladesh were shut on Monday for the fourth day in a week as a strike called by the opposition to protest a deadly grenade attack got underway.
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Hopes for an end to pre-election turmoil in Bangladesh dimmed on Wednesday as rival political groups again took to the streets and the country's legal system was virtually paralyzed by feuding lawyers.
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Bangladeshâs main opposition party has called for a fourth strike day in a week today to protest against a deadly grenade attack.
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The government and India&#39;s main truckers group were unable to reach agreement in talks Friday to halt a weeklong strike that has caused shortages and higher prices for vegetables, fruits, milk and other commodities.
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Bangladesh's main opposition has called off a four-day transport blockade after the interim government bowed to pressure to replace an election chief accused of seeking to rig January elections.
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Bangladesh's main opposition party called on Friday for a three-day countrywide strike in protest against the killing of a senior party leader and four other people in a bomb attack earlier this week.
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South Africa's main unions are set to suspend their four-week strike, according to local media reports.
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Bangladeshi businesses, schools and shops are closed, as a second general strike in a week takes place. The strike is in protest at a grenade attack a week ago on a rally addressed by the opposition Awami
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NEW DELHI: Banking operations came to a halt as the nation-wide one-day bank strike, called by nine major unions, began today to demand an early decision on the wage revision.
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Offices, schools, shops and businesses across Bangladesh shut down Saturday for the second strike in less than a week called by the main opposition party to protest against a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader.
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A strike by rebels shut down more  than a third of Nepal on Tuesday, including Kathmandu, the  latest stoppage in their campaign for a communist republic  after last month's crippling road blockade of the hill-ringed  capital.
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Bangladesh&#39;s main opposition party has called for a fourth strike day in a week on Monday to protest against a deadly grenade attack.
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Dozens of people are arrested as police fight with protesters during a general strike in Bangladesh.
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Floods, landslides and lightning strikes have left dozens dead in Bangladesh as torrential monsoon rains pounded the disaster-prone country, officials said Monday.
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A general strike called to protest a recent grenade attack that killed 20 people at an opposition political rally brought Bangladesh to a near standstill Monday.
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Bangladesh&#39;s batting problems continued as they slumped to a 138-run defeat in the first of three one-day matches against New Zealand.
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The main opposition party in Bangladesh has called for another nationwide strike to protest a deadly grenade attack at a party rally in the capital, Dhaka, eight days ago.