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| Bangladesh opposition leader Zia calls for blockade | |
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| Bangladeshi opposition leader Khaleda Zia has called on her supporters to enforce a transport blockade after two of her activists were shot dead during clashes with pro-government crowds. | |
| She urged members of her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to halt road, rail and river transport indefinitely. | |
| The shootings in the northern town of Natore came on the first anniversary of disputed general elections. | The shootings in the northern town of Natore came on the first anniversary of disputed general elections. |
| Both parties have called for rallies despite a ban on demonstrations. | Both parties have called for rallies despite a ban on demonstrations. |
| Security forces are preventing Ms Zia from leaving her party offices in the capital Dhaka. Police say they want to stop violence. | |
| Ms Zia was forced to issue her call for mass protests from inside her office, having been stopped from leaving since police cordoned off the area on Saturday night. | |
| Ms Zia and her arch rival, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, have frequently called for general strikes and blockades when in opposition. | |
| When the army has not been in government, the pair have alternated in power for most of the last two decades. | |
| On Monday, the authorities parked trucks laden with sand and bricks outside her office in what correspondents say was an effort to prevent her from spearheading anti-government protests in person. | |
| While the opposition leader was barred from leaving her offices, armoured vehicles equipped with water cannon also stopped her supporters from entering or leaving the premises. | |
| A number of people have been injured in clashes in the capital and about half a dozen other towns, reports say. | A number of people have been injured in clashes in the capital and about half a dozen other towns, reports say. |
| The BNP and other opposition parties boycotted last year's election, saying it would be rigged. | The BNP and other opposition parties boycotted last year's election, saying it would be rigged. |
| They were angry that Sheikh Hasina, who has been in power since 2009, refused to stand aside to make way for a neutral caretaker administration to oversee the election. | |
| Dozens of BNP workers have disappeared since last year's election, with human rights groups blaming the government - although it denies this. | Dozens of BNP workers have disappeared since last year's election, with human rights groups blaming the government - although it denies this. |
| An adviser to the prime minister insisted on Sunday that Mrs Zia had not been locked up but had been given "enhanced security protection". | An adviser to the prime minister insisted on Sunday that Mrs Zia had not been locked up but had been given "enhanced security protection". |