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| Bangladesh poll protests resume | Bangladesh poll protests resume |
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| Hundreds of protesters in Bangladesh have resumed an indefinite nationwide transport blockade to demand electoral reform. | |
| They want the chief commissioner overseeing national elections due in January to be replaced. | They want the chief commissioner overseeing national elections due in January to be replaced. |
| A 14-party alliance led by the Awami League party has called for MA Aziz to resign or to be dismissed. | A 14-party alliance led by the Awami League party has called for MA Aziz to resign or to be dismissed. |
| They accuse him of trying to rig the elections in favour of the rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party. | They accuse him of trying to rig the elections in favour of the rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party. |
| Mr Aziz has denied the allegations. | Mr Aziz has denied the allegations. |
| Witnesses say opposition supporters are squatting on roads linking the capital Dhaka, with Bangladesh's main port, Chittagong, and other major towns. | Witnesses say opposition supporters are squatting on roads linking the capital Dhaka, with Bangladesh's main port, Chittagong, and other major towns. |
| A four-day blockade last week caused widespread disruption. | A four-day blockade last week caused widespread disruption. |
| The country's interim government has issued a statement warning of serious consequences if the transport blockade continued. | The country's interim government has issued a statement warning of serious consequences if the transport blockade continued. |
| 'Illegal' | 'Illegal' |
| The action was "anti-constitutional and illegal" and in cutting off the supply of food and medical supplies risked creating a humanitarian disaster, it said. | The action was "anti-constitutional and illegal" and in cutting off the supply of food and medical supplies risked creating a humanitarian disaster, it said. |
| Business leaders have also urged an end to the blockade, warning it could cost the country millions of dollars a day in lost export earnings. | Business leaders have also urged an end to the blockade, warning it could cost the country millions of dollars a day in lost export earnings. |
| More than 20 people were killed in clashes between rival political camps when Bangladesh Nationalist Party's term expired in October. | More than 20 people were killed in clashes between rival political camps when Bangladesh Nationalist Party's term expired in October. |
| The country's figurehead president, Iajuddin Ahmed, assumed control of the government after the political parties failed to agree on who should lead the caretaker administration to oversee the vote. | The country's figurehead president, Iajuddin Ahmed, assumed control of the government after the political parties failed to agree on who should lead the caretaker administration to oversee the vote. |