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3 die in violence as Bangladesh vote set
Bangladeshâs opposition blocked roads, railways and waterways on Tuesday to protest government plans to hold a general election on Jan
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angladesh's opposition blocked roads, railways andwaterways on Tuesday to protest government plans to hold a general election onJan. 5, the latest turn in a violent political crisis that has paralyzed thecountry.
The opposition is demanding that the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign so that a neutral caretaker administration can oversee the polls. Hasina denies its claim that she might rig the elections if she stays in office.
The dispute is part of an escalating crisis in Bangladesh, a country of 160 million people where the state is seen as all-powerful. Analysts fear the chaos could exacerbate the impoverished country's economic woes and lead to radicalization in a strategic pocket of South Asia.
