DHAKA, Bangladesh - Hundreds of opposition protesters on Sunday kicked off a nationwide strike for electoral reforms by holding a demonstration in Bangladesh's capital, media reports and witnesses said.
About 15,000 security officials including members of a paramilitary force were deployed in Dhaka, but no violence was immediately reported.
Dhaka police banned all demonstrations after a 14-party alliance led by Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina said Saturday it would block roads and rail links to the capital with sit-ins to press for the resignation of election officials accused of bias.
The protest comes almost two weeks after deadly political riots over an …
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