| Bangladesh widens opposition crackdown New York Daily News Bangladesh police said on Tuesday they had arrested a top politician and raided the houses of several others as the government launched a crackdown on the opposition amid a deepening political crisis. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, deputy secretary general of the…. |
| Bangladesh’s Vanishing Justice Wall Street Journal The conflict began when the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) called a strike last month in response to the disappearance of its organizing secretary Ilyas Ali on April 17. Mr. Ali’s car was found near his house at midnight—doors open, … |
| Bangladesh Charges Opposition Activists as Strike Continues Voice of America (blog) Police have charged at least 28 opposition activists in Bangladesh, after a series of bombings in the capital. Several small bombs exploded in Dhaka on Sunday, two of which targeted government officials. There were no reports of injuries….. |
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