Bangladesh opposition suspends nationwide blockade
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Bangladesh's main opposition suspended its transport blockade saying it wanted to give the interim government time to deliver on its promises, amid fatal violence between opposition supporters.
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DHAKA: Bangladeshâs prime minister and her main rival are under pressure to set aside years of bitter feuding after a grenade attack on an opposition rally killed 20 people and triggered a week of violent protests nationwide.
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Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman said yesterday that a donor agency suspended assistance worth 300 million dollars to Bangladesh after labelling the country as the most corrupt nation by Berlin ...
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Traffic poured onto the streets of Bangladesh's main cities on Friday as the army-backed interim government relaxed a curfew imposed two days ago to quell street violence, allowing people to venture out to buy essentials.
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Businesses reopened and traffic resumed in Bangladesh's major cities Saturday as authorities relaxed a curfew imposed to quell violent anti-government protests and announced the arrests of at least 144 people.
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Opposition activists have brought many towns and cities in Bangladesh to a halt, the day after 18 people died in explosions at a political rally.
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The Pakistani opposition parties Friday boycotted the election of the prime minister to protest against the ruling of the National Assembly speaker on the candidacy of the jailed opposition leader.
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Police arrested trade union leaders and blocked streets and the main square of the capital to thwart an anti-government march, and the main labor federation apparently called off a planned nationwide strike at the last minute.
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Bangladeshi police were on high alert Monday as opposition politicians planned more protests after 19 people were killed Saturday during their rally in Dhaka.
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Nepal&#39;s Maoist rebels have temporarily called off a crippling economic blockade of the capital effective on Wednesday, saying the move was in response to popular appeals.
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Bangladesh was again at a standstill as the opposition went ahead with a nationwide transport blockade in protest at the president's refusal to stand down as head of the interim government.
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DHAKA, Aug. 22. - Opposition activists today set afire a passenger train and clashed with police, leading to injuries to several people and the arrest of some protesters, a day after former Prime Minister
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Pakistani police detained opposition activists on Monday to stop them protesting in front of the Supreme Court as it resumed hearing petitions against President Pervez Musharraf's plans for re-election.
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A South Asian summit due to start in Bangladesh at the weekend was postponed on Wednesday after India's prime minister pulled out because of a political crisis in Nepal and security concerns in Bangladesh.
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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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Shops, offices and schools across Bangladesh are closed after opposition supporters called another 24-hour general strike. They are protesting against a grenade attack on one of their rallies nine days ago which killed 18 people.
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Pakistani police detained opposition activists on Monday to stop them protesting in front of the Supreme Court as it resumed hearing challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's plans for re-election.