Bangladesh at standstill in fourth opposition strike in a week
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DHAKA : Bangladesh was brought to a standstill by the fourth general strike in a week called by the opposition, which has stepped up its campaign to oust the government since an assassination attempt on its leader.
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Shops and schools were closed across Bangladesh yesterday after the main opposition party called a general strike to demand the government resign over a deadly grenade attack on a political rally.
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In a divided nation, an attack against Bangladesh's opposition party leader marks a new low
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Much of Colombia came to a standstill on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of protesters marched against leftist rebels accused last week of killing 11 provincial lawmakers they were holding hostage.
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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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Bangladesh faced a nationwide transport blockade from Sunday called by the opposition after President Iajuddin Ahmed refused to bow to pressure to resign as head of the country's interim government.
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Angry protests and strikes break out after a grenade attack on an opposition rally in Dhaka kills at least 18 people and narrowly misses a former prime minister.
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DHAKA: Bangladesh was brought to a standstill yesterday by the fourth general strike in a week called by the opposition. Security was tightened for the shutdown called by the Awami League, which coincided
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Opposition activists in Bangladesh  attacked railway stations and battled police across the country  on Tuesday on the first day of a two-day strike called to  protest against a deadly grenade attack at the weekend.
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Bangladesh was brought to a standstill by the third general strike in a week called by the main opposition Awami League to protest against a deadly attack on a rally, police and witnesses said.
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Many schools and colleges in Bangladesh were closed on Monday and extra police out on the streets as the nation braced for more protests after a deadly grenade attack on an opposition rally two days ago.
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Dhaka, Aug. 29 (PTI): Bangladesh&#39;s main Opposition party has called for a new general strike tomorrow, to protest last week&#39;s grenade attack on its leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed, coinciding with a ruling party
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Life in Bangladesh was paralysed for the second day today following the opposition-sponsored general strike, even as the government announced an investigation into the death threat against Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed allegedly issued by an
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One man was killed and 30 were injured in clashes between rival political activists on Sunday as Bangladesh was hit by a countrywide transport blockade, police said.
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Bangladesh said yesterday it had not ruled out a foreign hand in a deadly grenade attack on an opposition rally last week which killed 19 people and wounded more than 150.
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A general strike called by students in the state to protest against rebel bombings brings life to a standstill.
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Elections in Pakistan appeared set to be delayed by several weeks despite demands by the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and other politicians that they take place as scheduled on Jan. 8