Bangladesh top politicians held
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At least eight top politicians are detained in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials and media reports say.
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Another former Bangladeshi lawmaker has been arrested as part of the interim government's massive graft crackdown, bringing the number of political leaders detained to 23, an official said.
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Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was arrested at her home in the capital on Monday and sent to jail to face extortion charges, her party and court officials said.
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by our Internet desk, 23 August 2004. Tension remains high in Bangladesh following Saturday&#39;s grenade attack on a political rally addressed by the leader of the opposition Awami League, former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed.
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Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif is held in custody after returning home to challenge the president, officials say.
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Pakistani authorities have detained hundreds of opposition party activists in advance of a day of protests against the government this week, opposition party officials said on Tuesday.
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A UN human rights expert charged with corruption in Bangladesh is remanded in custody.
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Bangladesh security forces on Friday arrested five university professors who were allegedly active in protests that erupted into clashes with police and prompted a curfew in six cities, officials said.
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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's security forces arrested at least 13 political leaders including eight former ministers in pre-dawn raids, according to officials and reports.
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Pakistani police have detained around 350 opposition party activists in the latest attempt to muzzle criticism of embattled President Pervez Musharraf, officials said Wednesday.
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Six British politicians call for the authorities in Bangladesh to release the former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
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New charges are announced against former Bangladesh PMs Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia.
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Some 50 allegedly corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen in Bangladesh must account for their personal wealth or it will be confiscated, the country's anti-graft body said.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh - A series of bombs exploded as a top Bangladeshi opposition leader was speaking at a rally from atop a truck Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring hundreds, witnesses and news reports said.    The main opposition leader, Sheikh Hasina, crouched low in the truck soon after the first blast occurred as she was addressing thousands outside her Awami League party's headquarters in central Dhaka...
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Security forces arrested four former government ministers, two mayors and a top businessman Tuesday as the military-backed emergency government stepped up an anti-corruption drive, news reports said.
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Pakistani authorities have detained more than 2,000 supporters of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his party said on Sunday, the eve of his planned return to challenge President Pervez Musharraf.