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| Violent Dhaka protests continue | Violent Dhaka protests continue |
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| Police have fired tear gas and used batons to disperse stone-throwing protesters amid a second day of violence in the Bangladeshi capital. | Police have fired tear gas and used batons to disperse stone-throwing protesters amid a second day of violence in the Bangladeshi capital. |
| A number of people were injured and several arrests were made in Dhaka as a three-day nationwide transport blockade called by opposition parties continued. | A number of people were injured and several arrests were made in Dhaka as a three-day nationwide transport blockade called by opposition parties continued. |
| The Awami League and its allies want elections set for this month postponed, saying they will not be free and fair. | The Awami League and its allies want elections set for this month postponed, saying they will not be free and fair. |
| Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed says the elections will go ahead. | Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed says the elections will go ahead. |
| Checkpoints | Checkpoints |
| The BBC's John Sudworth in Dhaka says police fired tear gas to clear the area around the presidential office in the centre of the capital. | The BBC's John Sudworth in Dhaka says police fired tear gas to clear the area around the presidential office in the centre of the capital. |
| But he says the violence so far is not on the scale of Sunday, when dozens were reported injured in a number of outbreaks of rioting across the city. | But he says the violence so far is not on the scale of Sunday, when dozens were reported injured in a number of outbreaks of rioting across the city. |
| href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6238749.stm" class=""> Protests in pictures | |
| Much of the transport system remained paralysed on Monday and most businesses were shut, witnesses said. | Much of the transport system remained paralysed on Monday and most businesses were shut, witnesses said. |
| Opposition activists manned checkpoints to prevent vehicles moving. | Opposition activists manned checkpoints to prevent vehicles moving. |
| President Ahmed says the elections will go ahead as planned on 22 January. | President Ahmed says the elections will go ahead as planned on 22 January. |
| He has headed a caretaker government since the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) handed over interim power at the end of October. | He has headed a caretaker government since the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) handed over interim power at the end of October. |
| Late on Sunday, a presidential adviser said the interim administration would consult the opposition to try to end the impasse. | Late on Sunday, a presidential adviser said the interim administration would consult the opposition to try to end the impasse. |
| Previous agitation over the issue has led to more than 30 deaths countrywide and the opposition parties say the protests will continue until their demands are met. | Previous agitation over the issue has led to more than 30 deaths countrywide and the opposition parties say the protests will continue until their demands are met. |
| The Awami League said more than 1,000 activists were detained ahead of the protests. | The Awami League said more than 1,000 activists were detained ahead of the protests. |
| Its main demand is that the government use an updated version of the 2000 voter register, and not one created over the past few years. | Its main demand is that the government use an updated version of the 2000 voter register, and not one created over the past few years. |
| The political bloc led by the BNP accuses the Awami League of "sensing defeat" and being determined to sabotage the elections. | The political bloc led by the BNP accuses the Awami League of "sensing defeat" and being determined to sabotage the elections. |