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Bangladeshi police stand guard in front of the house of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on December 26, 2013. Bangladesh’s opposition accused authorities of placing their leader under virtual house arrest on December 26 as tens of thousands of troops were deployed across the country ahead of elections next month. (AFP Photo/Munir uz Zaman)

Bangladesh deploys army ahead of elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 26, 2013 | World

Bangladesh, AP—Authorities in Bangladesh began deploying military soldiers on Thursday to help civil administrators hold national elections on January 5 which the opposition is boycotting. The main opposition party and the allies joining its boycott insist Prime...

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TOPSHOTS Bangladeshi police drive past a burning car during clashes between police and activists on the streets of Dhaka on March 2, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ STR)

Bangladesh Deploys Army After More Violence Over Tribunal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 3, 2013 | World

Dhaka, Reuters—Bangladesh deployed troops on Sunday to a town where eight people were killed in clashes between police and Islamist party supporters protesting against the conviction of party leaders on charges stemming from the country’s 1971 independence war....

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Bangladeshi activists and former freedom fighters who fought against Pakistan in the 1971 war shout slogans during a rally outside the International Crimes Tribunal court in central Dhaka on February 28, 2013. (AFP)

Fifteen Die in Protests at Bangladesh Islamist’s Death Sentence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2013 | World

Dhaka, Reuters—A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country’s independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in...