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| Violence over Bangladesh poll date | Violence over Bangladesh poll date |
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| At least three people have died as Bangladeshi opposition activists blocked roads, ripped up railway tracks and clashed with police to protest against forthcoming polls, reports say. | |
| On Monday officials announced the country will hold a general election on 5 January 2014. | On Monday officials announced the country will hold a general election on 5 January 2014. |
| Opposition supporters rejected the date and called for a transport blockade. | Opposition supporters rejected the date and called for a transport blockade. |
| They want Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to transfer power to a neutral caretaker government to oversee polls. | They want Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to transfer power to a neutral caretaker government to oversee polls. |
| This was the practice adopted in previous elections, but Ms Hasina instead formed a multi-party cabinet last week to oversee the elections, angering her opponents. | This was the practice adopted in previous elections, but Ms Hasina instead formed a multi-party cabinet last week to oversee the elections, angering her opponents. |
| Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami supporters clashed with police as protests turned violent around the country. | Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami supporters clashed with police as protests turned violent around the country. |
| Homemade bombs were detonated and railway lines were removed in the capital, Dhaka, reports say. | Homemade bombs were detonated and railway lines were removed in the capital, Dhaka, reports say. |
| Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in the cities of Rajshahi and Khulna, local media reported. | Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in the cities of Rajshahi and Khulna, local media reported. |
| The BNP fears that if the governing Awami League oversees the elections - rather than a caretaker government - it will rig the elections. |