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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. About 100 people were hurt nationwide. A number of arrests were made in Dhaka as a three-day transport blockade called by the Awami League continued.
The Awami League and its allies want elections set for this month postponed, saying they will not be free and fair. The party 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.
CheckpointsCheckpoints
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. Police fired tear gas to clear the area around the presidential office in the centre of the capital on Monday.
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.
Protests in pictures 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 and most businesses were shut, witnesses said.
Opposition activists manned checkpoints to prevent vehicles moving. Awami League alliance activists manned checkpoints to prevent vehicles moving.
President Ahmed says the elections will go ahead as planned on 22 January. The BBC's John Sudworth in Dhaka says the army is on the streets, keeping a visible presence although troops have not been called on to engage with the protesters.
On Sunday, dozens were reported injured in a number of outbreaks of rioting across the city.
President Ahmed says it is his constitutional duty to make sure the elections 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. More than 40 people have so far died in election unrest countrywide and the Awami League says the protests will continue until its 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.