Bangladesh Opposition Strike

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  PM Hasina Likely To Win 4th Straight Term As Bangladesh Votes Amid Strike, Arson

  Voting for the 12th general election in Bangladesh began today amid a boycott and strike by the main opposition party. There have also been incidents of arson, including at least five schools and a train being set ablaze.

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  2 Activists Killed In Anti-Government Protests In Bangladesh

  Two Bangladeshi opposition activists were killed Tuesday after police clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters launching a three-day strike blocking roads and railways after their top leaders were charged with murder.

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  Bangladesh Upholds Death Sentence of Top Islamist

  Bangladesh's highest court today upheld the death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes during the country's battle for independence, prompting his opposition party to call a general strike in protest.

• Bangladesh hit by general strike on eve of polls

  Bangladesh's opposition began enforcing a 48-hour general strike on Saturday on the eve of elections as its leader remained confined to her home.

• Bangladesh arrests key opposition leaders

  Police said three top Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders were arrested late on Friday.

• Scores injured as violence rages in Bangladesh

  Quite a few were injured as violence raged across Bangladesh on Tuesday, the last of a three-day strike called by opposition activists in a bid to pressure Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.

• Violent clashes in Bangladesh continue, death toll reaches 15

  Fresh violence in Bangladesh has killed at least 15 people in the past four days as the opposition holds a nationwide strike demanding the prime minister to quit, police said.

• Fresh violence erupts across crisis-hit Bangladesh

  Fresh violence erupted across Bangladesh on Monday leaving at least three people dead as the opposition enforced the second day of a nationwide strike amid a mounting political crisis.

• Five killed in Bangladesh violence as opposition begins strike

  At least five people were killed in nationwide clashes and trains were attacked as Bangladesh's opposition today began a strike to demand the prime minister quit and make way for polls under a caretaker government.

• Five killed as political strike grips Bangladesh

  At least five people were killed in nationwide clashes as Bangladesh's opposition Sunday began a three-day strike to demand the prime minister quit and make way for polls under a caretaker government.

• Police fire on protesters in strike-hit Bangladesh

  Bangladesh police opened fire on opposition activists Thursday, killing one protester, on the second day of a nationwide strike over the death sentence given to a senior Islamist leader for mass murder.

• Nationwide strike in Bangladesh to protest crackdown on Islamists

  Thousands of security officers patrolled the streets of Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday trying to prevent violence during a general strike called by 18 opposition parties.

• Bangladesh opposition calls strike over 'mass killing'

  Bangladeshi opposition parties have called a two-day nationwide shutdown from Wednesday to protest what they describe as the "mass killing" of Islamists in a crackdown by security forces.

• Four killed as Bangladesh arrests pro-opposition newspaper editor

  At least four people were killed and scores injured on Thursday as clashes erupted in parts of Bangladesh on the fourth day of a nationwide strike called by an Islamist opposition party, police said.

• Bangladesh issues shoot-at-sight orders for opposition strike

  Bangladesh authorities today issued shoot-at-sight orders as the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies enforced a 36-hour nationwide strike to demand resignation of the Awami League government.