Bangladesh paralysed by opposition transport blockade
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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: A mob torched a train in central Bangladesh yesterday as anger over a grenade attack which killed 19 people and narrowly missed opposition leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed erupted in violence and protests, officials said.
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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh  - Bangladesh's economy is a picture of stark contrasts and so are the choices it faces.
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In Nepal, a Maoist guerrilla blockade has shut down major highways leading into the capital Kathmandu. Residents are stockpiling food to brace for the impact after a week of rebel violence has left a hundred people dead.
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Traffic on two major highways linking Kathmandu with the rest of Nepal comes to virtual halt after a rebel blockade.
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Opposition activists in Bangladesh held more protests on Monday against a deadly grenade attack as authorities posted extra police on the streets to guard against violence.
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In Bangladesh, at least 50 people have been injured in clashes with authorities during a general strike called by the main opposition party.
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[World News]: Dhaka, Oct 10 : Shops were shut in Bangladesh as most vehicles stayed off the roads in a daylong strike called by opposition parties to demand the resignation of the government.
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Thousands of textile factory workers took to the streets blocking a major highway in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Saturday, demanding a pay rise and overtime payments.
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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's main port partially resumed work when two shipping companies withdrew a boycott called after a court ruled a surcharge on containers was illegal, the country's trade minister has revealed.
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Thousands of opposition supporters blockaded the Bangladesh capital as part of a growing campaign to force electoral reforms before the next general election, police and officials said.
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Prices are soaring in Nepal as a blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, by Maoist rebels enters its second day. The government says the prices are being pushed up as a result of city residents stockpiling food and fuel.
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Security is tight in Bangladesh after a strike call by the opposition party whose rally was targeted by bombers.
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In Bangladesh, security forces are on high alert after several days of apparent political violence. More protests are expected after Saturday&#39;s grenade attack on an opposition rally killed 19 people and injured more than a hundred.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Soldiers patrolled Bangladesh's towns and cities yesterday to end weeks of often violent opposition protests, a deployment that prompted unease over the country's democratic future.
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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.