Bangladesh government in last-ditch bid to end vote crisis
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Bangladesh's interim government said it was making a last-ditch attempt to meet opposition demands for electoral reform and ensure January polls can go ahead.
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Boycott of top companies plotted after last planned day of street protests over disputed election
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Pakistani electoral officials hold an emergency meeting on Monday to decide whether to go ahead with a January poll in a nation plunged into crisis by the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
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Bangladeshis preparing for Ramadan said they hoped the holy Muslim fasting month would calm political tempers and lead to talks to end a row over electoral reforms that has polarised the nation.
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Tens and thousands of Bangladesh opposition supporters have packed the centre of the capital Dhaka to demand that next month's elections be delayed because of allegations of vote rigging.
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KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s first ever national election was in crisis as opposition candidates demanded fresh polls, charging widespread fraud, after eager voters turned out in force for a peaceful vote hoping for an end to decades of conflict.
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The American envoy in Bangladesh urged its bickering political parties to stop meddling in the electoral process and called on the interim government on Sunday to play an impartial role in the vote.
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PM urges politicians to bring end to post-election clashes in which over 200 people have been killed
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Appointment of ministers enrages opposition and ends hopes of swift end to political and social crisis
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Bangladesh's political crisis deepened  further on Sunday after the interim government said it would  investigate reports that key state officials attended a secret  late-night meeting hosted by a former ministry adviser.
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Bangladesh comes to a standstill amid the second general strike in a week.
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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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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 paralysed by feuding lawyers.
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Before the election, the government mobilized groups of thugs to harass voters. On the day of the election, police prevented thousands of opposition activists from voting at all.
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Government forces are cracking down on protesters in the wake of Thursday's controversial vote.
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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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In a divided nation, an attack against Bangladesh's opposition party leader marks a new low