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| Bangladesh rivals seek to end row | Bangladesh rivals seek to end row |
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| Bangladesh's two main parties have agreed to work together to end a crisis over who should lead an interim government up to January's elections. | Bangladesh's two main parties have agreed to work together to end a crisis over who should lead an interim government up to January's elections. |
| Ten people were killed and hundreds injured in street clashes on Saturday. | Ten people were killed and hundreds injured in street clashes on Saturday. |
| The violence has prompted President Iajuddin Ahmed to intervene, giving party leaders until Sunday afternoon to pick a candidate for interim PM. | The violence has prompted President Iajuddin Ahmed to intervene, giving party leaders until Sunday afternoon to pick a candidate for interim PM. |
| The BBC's Dhaka correspondent says the president's action has brought a degree of calm to the capital's streets. | The BBC's Dhaka correspondent says the president's action has brought a degree of calm to the capital's streets. |
| The former chief justice, KM Hasan, had been due to be sworn in as interim prime minister, but stood down after the opposition Awami League accused him of being a government stooge, and sent its supporters on to the streets. | The former chief justice, KM Hasan, had been due to be sworn in as interim prime minister, but stood down after the opposition Awami League accused him of being a government stooge, and sent its supporters on to the streets. |
| "I was prepared to serve on national interest but the level of mistrust between the political parties has made my position untenable," he said in a statement. | "I was prepared to serve on national interest but the level of mistrust between the political parties has made my position untenable," he said in a statement. |
| The Awami League also rejected President Ahmed himself as a candidate. | The Awami League also rejected President Ahmed himself as a candidate. |
| Outgoing PM Khaleda Zia, whose mandate expired at midnight, could stay in office as a caretaker for up to 15 days if the two sides fail to reach agreement on a new interim leader. | Outgoing PM Khaleda Zia, whose mandate expired at midnight, could stay in office as a caretaker for up to 15 days if the two sides fail to reach agreement on a new interim leader. |
| Explosions and gunfire | Explosions and gunfire |
| The opposition Awami League and its allies had threatened to paralyse the country if Mr Hasan took office. Police responded by using with teargas and rubber bullets to disperse their demonstrations. | The opposition Awami League and its allies had threatened to paralyse the country if Mr Hasan took office. Police responded by using with teargas and rubber bullets to disperse their demonstrations. |
| Khaleda Zia said the transfer of power will go ahead | Khaleda Zia said the transfer of power will go ahead |
| Saturday's unrest included explosions and gunfire in the capital Dhaka, where five people died. Another five were killed in separate incidents across the country. | Saturday's unrest included explosions and gunfire in the capital Dhaka, where five people died. Another five were killed in separate incidents across the country. |
| The latest deaths bring the total number killed since Friday to 14. | The latest deaths bring the total number killed since Friday to 14. |
| Under Bangladesh's unique system, when an administration comes to the end of its term, it hands over to an unelected interim government which has 90 days to organise elections. | Under Bangladesh's unique system, when an administration comes to the end of its term, it hands over to an unelected interim government which has 90 days to organise elections. |
| The opposition has been demanding a say in choosing the "chief adviser", as the interim prime minister is known. | The opposition has been demanding a say in choosing the "chief adviser", as the interim prime minister is known. |
| The BBC's Roland Buerk in Dhaka says Bangladeshi politics is especially bitter because of the personal rivalry between Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Mrs Zia. | The BBC's Roland Buerk in Dhaka says Bangladeshi politics is especially bitter because of the personal rivalry between Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League and Mrs Zia. |
| They have led the country in alternate terms since 1991 but have not spoken for years. | They have led the country in alternate terms since 1991 but have not spoken for years. |
| Parliament has been boycotted regularly by whichever party is in opposition, and a culture of street demonstrations has developed. | Parliament has been boycotted regularly by whichever party is in opposition, and a culture of street demonstrations has developed. |
Are you in Bangladesh? Have you witnessed any of the violence? Send us your experiences and comments using the form below: | Are you in Bangladesh? Have you witnessed any of the violence? Send us your experiences and comments using the form below: |
| If you have pictures or video, you can send them to: yourpics@bbc.co.uk or to send via MMS please dial +44 (0)7725 100 100. | If you have pictures or video, you can send them to: yourpics@bbc.co.uk or to send via MMS please dial +44 (0)7725 100 100. |
| Do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | Do not endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |
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